0 SYNOD has only just begun...page 9 i LOVE in action for 10years...page13 0 CLINICS won't stop ^ problems...page15 3_ Vol. XXXIII No. 20 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Price 25$ Friday, October 17,1986 Catholic Charities: Help women Urge end to 'pauper' situations NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NC) — Urg- ing an end to "pauperization" of U.S. women, Catholic Charities USA has called for pay equity, a higher minimum wage, Social Security for women who are homemakers, and other public policy changes. The call came during the organiza- tion's annual convention in Nashville when 500 delegates approved a state- ment on the "Feminization of Pover- ty."

Over 1500 delegates cited the following reasons for women's poverty: •Low female salaries. •Job descrimination because of childbearing potential. •Lack of recognition of the worth of child care and care of the elderly.

The delegates were among more than 1,500 participarfts at the 72nd an- nual Catholic Charities convention Sept. 26-30. - The statement on women and poverty was proposed by Catholic Charities USA last April. It developed from a poll of and discussions by Catholic Charities members during 1984 and 1985. Nicaraguan youth from St. Monica parish sing Marian praises at the Hispanic Heritage Month It includes 17 recommendations for Hispanic celebration at the Archdiocese Youth Center near La Salle School in Miami last weekend. attacking conditions which it says keep celebration Hundreds of youth from around the archdiocese performed skits, dances and songs of various women poor — low salaries; employ- Hispanic countries, with the audience, including families, participating. Archbishop McCarthy ment discrimination because of celebrated an outdoor Mass. (Voice photo by Araceli Cantero) h women's potential childbearing roles; lack of adequate recognition of the role of women in caring for children no major changes but added sections statement," said Sister Delores women still do not have equal access and elderly; and other social and dealing with child care, property rights Brinkel, a Sister of Charity of Leaven- to training, education, employment economic factors. and implementation of the statement. worth, Kan., and chairwoman of the and insurance benefits. The statement also calls for changes "We are asking Catholic Charities committee that proposed the state- Father Thomas Harvey, executive in church employment practices. on the national and local levels to pro- ment. director of Catholic Charities USA, Delegates approved the draft with vide leadership in implementing this She added that in the United States continued on page 6 Drugs vs force Don't expect cops, courts to solve problem — expert convincing deterrent. By Ana Rodriguez-Soto "Education needs to be positive. Voice News Editor It does not need to be a lot of scare tactics." No one expects judges to cure Rather than emphasize how drugs can For example, he pointed out, the cancer, says Jim Hall. So why docs most successful way of convincing society expect police and the courts to hurt you, the emphasis should be on teenagers that they shouldn't start cure the problem of drug abuse? how you can be happy without drugs. smoking is not by telling them that At best, the criminal justice cigarettes might give them lung cancer system is only a "10 percent solution" 20 years from now. to the drug problem, says the director Although that is true, it's a of Up Front, Inc., a drug prevention, consequence that can be put off, not to information and education center based diocese of Miami. unhealthy not only in physical ways; mention that the common reaction is, in Miami. But the criminal justice system but in psychological and spiritual "it won't happen to me." The "ninety percent solution" can't be the "first line" of defense. It ways, and the disease strikes not only Tell kids, however, that smoking rests with everyone else: individuals, can be only "our safety net... to the addict, but everyone around him. will give them bad breath and ugly families, churches, neighborhoods. protect us when all else fails." "It's really people abuse," Hall teeth - right now - and your anti- "That's not to say in any way, So "we really need to start re- said. "Our whole society hurts." smoking campaign will be much more shape or form that we legalize drugs," defining the problem," Hall said, and So the cure must come from successful. Hall told a group of about 50 drug concentrating our efforts on solutions within, from an entire society saying Rather than emphasizing how counselors, clergymen and teachers that work. "no to drugs and yes to life." drugs can hurt people, the emphasis during a recent training session First of all, drug abuse is a health The "yes to life" part is perhaps should be placed on how people can sponsored by D.A.R.E. (Drug/- matter, perhaps the "foremost" health the most important, according to Hall, attain happiness without drugs - in Alcohol/Rehabilitaiion/Education), a problem aside from the AIDS because stressing the physical dangers continued on page 14 drug prevention program of the Arch- epidemic. Secondly, drugs are of drug abuse has not been a Court backs tax lawsuit by pro-abortion advocates WASHINGTON (NC) — The U.S. Supreme tion denied by the Supreme Court, is whether Abor- when he imposed $100,000-a-day fines on the Na- Court refused a Reagan administration request to tion Rights Mobilization and other plaintiffs, who tional Conference of Catholic Bishops and U.S. toss out of court a lawsuit by abortion advocates originally filed suit in 1980, have legal standing to Catholic Confrence for refusal to obey subpoenas to seeking to end the Catholic Church's tax exemption. force court review of the Internal Revenue Service's produce extensive documentation in the case. The high court's two-word "petition denied" rul- implementation of its tax exemption policies. Carter had ordered the fines after the appeals ing has no legal effect, however, on a more detailed * The plaintiffs argue that the Catholic Church has court denied a government petition for a writ of and substantive effort at the federal appellate level illegally politicked for anti-abortion candidates and mandamus, or extraordinary review and dismissal of to have the case dismissed. that the church's retention of its tax-exempt status the case, on grounds that the issue was outside the Last summer,, lawyers for Abortion Rights Mobili- puts groups like Abortion Rights Mobilization at an court's jurisdiction and the plaintiffs had no stan- zation, the U.S. Catholic Conference and the U.S. unfair political disadvantage in pressing their own ding to sue. Justice Department argued the pros and cons of the position. As the NCCB-USCC appealed the subpoenas, the more substantive appeal before the 2nd U.S. Circuit After delays caused by several years of legal federal government on a separate track sought ex- Court of Appeals in New York. wrangling, U.S. District Judge Robert Carter traordinary review and dismissal of the case by the At issue, both in the appeals court and in the peti- brought wide public attention to the case last May Supreme Court.

disagreement" with Catholic teaching on Use of birth control in schools homosexuality. He announced that the priest, Father draws criticism from church William Dorn, "has indicated his willingness to NEW. YORK (NC) — News that nine public high leave at this time." Controversy over Father Doni schools in New York have been distributing views came to a head after he wrote a feature contraceptives for the past two years drew sharp column in the diocesan newspaper, the St. Cloud protests from the Archdiocese of New York and the Visitor. In it he said the church's condemnation of Diocese of Brooklyn. "At a time when educators at homosexual activity is based on "questionable use the highest levels are speaking of the crying need for of uncertain Scripture passages" and "a slavish values in education, is this clandestine effort not adherence to an overly biological understanding of establishing promiscuity rather than restraint as part natural law." of the value system for young Americans?" asked Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Egan, vicar for Coalition wants education fund education in the New York Archdiocese. "We do for children in religious schools not believe that this is the value system any parent, WASHINGTON (NC) — A coalition asked regardless of religion, would want for his or her Secretary of Education William J. Bennett to give child," he added. The contraceptives, provided to remedial instruction funds directly to parents of students free under a program financed by the State children in religious schools, but the department Department of Health, were dispensed at clinics in - responded that such action is beyond it legal two high schools and by prescription at outside authority. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in July clinics serving the other seven. 1985 that public school teachers may not give remedial instruction on the premises of religiously affiliated schools. Although 200,000 disadvantaged parochial school children are eligible for remedial Catholic hospital ordered to services, parents' groups have charged that only half stop tube feeding a patient are now receiving services, often in circumstances DENVILLE, N.J. (NC) — A Catholic hospital in inferior to those of their public school counterparts. Denville has been ordered by a New Jersey superior Elementary and secondary students receive remedial court judge to comply with a patient's wishes that services through Chapter I of the 1981 Education she not receive food and water through a feeding , Consolidation and Improvement Act. tube. The staff at St. Clare's-Riverside Medical Small blessing Center was asked by Beverly Requena, 55, who is Pro-life marchers convicted suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known * Lisa Guerra of Charlestown, Mass., wat- as Lou Gehrig's disease, to not insert a feeding tube ches as Jesuit Father Walter Martin of holding illegal protest when she can no longer swallow. Hospital blesses her pet hamster Jesse during the WASHINGTON (NC) — Five people were spokesman Bill Huber told National Catholic News annual Blessing of the Animals at the convicted in Washington of holding an illegal anti- Service Oct. 1 that the hospital denied her request Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage on abortion protest at the U.S. Supreme Court after the because of a "deeply held conviction that all life is Boston's waterfront. Hundreds of animal annual March for Life last January. An initial trial sacred." lovers and their pets attended the event in the case ended suddenly in February when D.C. honoring St. Francis of Assisi. (NC photo by Superior Court Judge Joseph M. Hannon an- - Greg Mironchuk). nounced he also had participated in the Jan. 22 English as state language March for Life. Hannon withdrew from the first unfair, say Calif, bishops non-jury trial and was later censured by the city's NEW YORK (RNS) — California's Catholic Death penalty denounced judicial oversight committee. Judge Frank E. bishops say that a proposed amendment to declare Schwelb, presiding in the second trial, found the five English the official language of California would by state Catholic conference defendants guilty of violating a statute prohibiting "enshrine prejudice in the law." In a statement," the INDIANAPOLIS (NC) — Increased use of groups from assembling on the steps of the Supreme 20 bishops said that Proposition 63 would capital punishment was denounced in a statement by Court building. He sentenced them to the time they jeopardize all forms of bilingual assistance, hospital the state Catholic conference in Indiana, where a had already served in custody. translators, counseling, court interpreters, and other 17-year-old girl and 37 other people are currently on services that guarantee public safety. "The proposed death row. The Indiana Catholic Conference, which Bishop allows priests to amendment implies that linguistic minority groups includes the six Indiana bishops and lay representa- are un-American, and ignores the long-standing tives from each of the state's five dioceses, said in absolve sin of abortion American tradition of appreciation of ethnic and its statement that the death penalty violates the PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NC) -^ Sishop Louis linguistic heritage," the statement said. sacredness of life and may also help to perpetuate Gelineau of Providence announced that during violence in today's society. "Our opposition does October his priests could absolve penitents not seek to deny the seriousness of violent crime in confessing abortion without referring the matter to Bishop opposes KKK leader our society. Nor do we seek to minimize the reality him. He announced the permission in a pastoral who professes Catholicism of the pain of the victims of crime," the statement letter as part of the diocesan observance of Respect said. "But we reject the use of lethal means to solve Life Month, sponsored by the National Conference NEW YORK (RNS) — The bishop of the Diocese social problems, whether those problems involve of Bridgeport, Conn., where a Catholic recently was of Catholic Bishops. "In our day, the sin of abor- unwanted pregnancies, burdensome hospital patients tion is the most common way people become in- elected head of a branch of the Ku Klux Klan, said or convicted killers." the Klan's teaching must be rejected by church volved in violating the God-given gift of life," he members because it is opposed to the fundamental said. "It is here that reconciliation is most needed." teaching of the church. Bishop Walter W. Curtis Pastor asked to resign because Under church law, a Catholic who knowingly and issued the statement after James Farrands, 52, newly willingly participates directly in an abortion is elected imperial wizard of the Invisible Empire, of dissent on homosexuality automatically excommunicated. Upless otherwise Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, drew national atten- ST. CLOUD, Minn. (NC) — Bishop George provided, only a local bishop can4ift the tion by saying there was no contradiction between Speltz of St. Cloud has asked the associate pastor of excommunication, and that penalty must be his Catholic faith and his Klan activities. Christ Church Newman Center at St. Cloud State removed before a person can receive the sacrament University to resign his post because of his "strong of penance.

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PAGE 2 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17 1986 FLORIDA TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS Improve Church sex ed programs PALM BEACH GARDENS, Ha. (NQ - A panel which deal with sexuality. receptive to the recommendations and will begin work of Florida Catholics has presented the bishops of the * Parishes should become aware.of programs in the on establishing the diocesan task forces and the state with recommendations to improve sex education public schools and form their educational programs to statewide committee. by monitoring public programs and expanding Church an extent in response to these programs, the The recommendations are the result of research of programs. representatives recommended. Church and secular programs on sexuality by In response to a three-month Florida Catholic Each parish should have a team responsible for seminarian Tomas Marin. -Conference study on sex education programs in the sex education programs and parishes should have state, 45 representatives from all, seven dioceses met in ongoing instruction on sexuality included in the "A major concern facing the Church in Florida," Palm Beach Gardens in late September to develop a existing sacramental instruction programs. Marin said, "are certain health clinics that are being plan of action and presented it to the bishops the The panel suggested that two recently developed developed for the purpose of distributing contraceptives following day. programs, "Postponing Sexual Involvement" and "Sex on school premises. These programs leave all teaching The group called on the bishops to establish a Respect," be considered as supplements for existing of morals and values to the child's home and church." state Task Force on Human Sexuality. It also called for programs on sex education. In the report, Marin stressed the need for better diocesan task forces to evaluate existing sex education Thomas A. Horkan Jr., executive director of the communication at the family, parish, diocesan and state programs and to consider religious education textbooks Florida Catholic Conference, said the bishops were levels. Seminaries get good grades tion is combined in a single institu- tion. An example would be St. Vincent But Vatican de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. criticizes The report said the "majority of the theologates have curricula of moral theo- 'confusion'on logy characterized by balance, fidelity, pedagogic appropriateness and pastoral moral theology sensitivity." But it urged "nipping the problem [of confusion] in the bud" and called for WASHINGTON (NC) -- A Vatican a "more intimate involvement of the study of post-college-seminaries in the bishops" in "the building up of moral United States says that some of them thcology...on its good foundations and show confusion about authoritative the repair of its inadequacies and Church teachings in moral theology but confusions." that the majority O/fer balanced and faith- Besides strengthening moral theol- ful programs. -> -v •'..••' ogy, philosophy and minority enroll- Dissent from Church teaching was ment, seminaries need to stress more uncovered in "a few instances" but "is clearly the distinction between priest- not a major characteristic" Of the semi- hood and lay ministry, the report said. It naries, according to the 23-page report said that because of differences in back- which was released at the beginning of ground and purpose, the access of non- this month. Confusion about Church seminarians to seminary courses should teachings is a "more common phenome- be limited. non," it said. Other major findings in the report The report, issued by the Vatican included: Congregation for Catholic Education, • Bishops are supportive of their was based on in-depth studies in 1983- seminaries, and relationships between 84 of the 38 free-standing Catholic post- the bishops and the seminary leadership college seminaries in the United States. . are generally good. The studies were done by teams of • Rectors are "competent and bishops, religious superiors and seminar- dedicated" butsomelimes "overstretched" y leaders under the direction of Bishop because they are given too many John Marshall of Burlington, Vt., Pope "extraneous duties." John Paul H's appointed delegate. • Faculties are usually well Studies are still in process on qualified and work as a team. "Some, college-level seminaries and on collabo- instances" of individual staff members rative or union models of priestly train- being disruptive were found, however, ing, in which two or more institutions and some seminaries are weak in staff Workers remove victims from rubble in San Salvador. Estimates put the death toll are involved in training seminarians. recruitment and development from last week's earthquake at almost 1,000, with thousands more left injured and American-bom Cardinal William • The typical U.S. seminarian homeless. (NC/UPI-Reuter photo) Baum, head of the Vatican congregation, today is someSvhat older than in the wrote the report in the form of a letter past. Most are middle class. Too few are to the bishops of the United States. black or Hispanic, despite "strong Church relief underway Regarding the quality of U.S. efforts" at minority recruitment by some priesthood candidates it said, "Although seminaries. Some seminaries admit can- mistakes have been made, in our judg- didates who need therapeutic counseling, for earthquake victims ment there is more anxiety about the but they should insist that the candidate quality of seminarians in the public receive therapy "before being recon- The Archdiocese of Miami is joining with Catholic Relief Services and Cath- forum than is warranted by the evi- sidered for the seminary." olic groups in El Salvador to aid the victims of last weekend's devastating earth- dence." • Regarding admission policies, quake. It said weaknesses include inad- seminaries have given "a very willing CRS, the U.S. bishops international relief organization; estimates that equate training in philosophy before the- response" to older vocations, with some between 850 and 900 people were killed by the earthquake, while roughly 175,000, ology and inadequate numbers of black very good results and "some rather pain- about 29,000 families, were left homeless. and Hispanic seminarians. ful experiences." The report noted that The Archdiocese of San Salvador has formed an emergency committee which In a cover letter sent with the re- "some recent converts and some of the has used an initial sum of $40,000 provided by CRS to purchase plastic sheeting, port, Bishop James W. Malone of recently widowed have been too hastily water purification tables and others items for the displaced. Youngstown, Ohio, president of the accepted into seminaries." It added that An additional $100,000 has been allocated to purchase and distribute National Conference of Catholic Bish- "much more caution" should be exer- emergency housing kits. CRS estimates, however, that the money will provide ops, expressed "considerable satisfac- cised in considering applications of housing for only 2,500 to 3,000 of the estimated 29,000 homeless families. tion" at the conclusions of the report. "men whose marriages have been an- Through parish committees and neighborhood groups, CRS also has He said Cardinal Baum had taken nulled." distributed a one-month supply of food to 32,000 homeless persons, and it expects note of "the- deficiencies where they • "There are some people who are to reach 100,000 people by week's end. exist," but in general had found U.S. determined to be priests by hook or by Food, clothing and blankets are not needed at this point. The real need is for seminaries "strong and vibrant." crook," it said, and caution and proper cash, to purchase housing materials and other items which are available in San The report focused only on the consultation should be exercised in con- Salvador. nation's free-standing theologates, which sidering former seminarians or Rel- Individuals, parishes, groups and organizations in the South Florida area are post-college seminaries in which the igious seeking readmission to the should send their donations to: El Salvador Earthquake Fund, Catholic spiritual, academic and pastoral forma- seminary. Relief Services, 9401 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, 33138.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 / PAGE 3 Lebanon bishops call for end to war VATICAN CITY (NC) — Lebanon's Maronite attack Lebanese Forces strongholds in East Beirut but Other Christian leaders — including Gemayel, a bishops repeated their call for a negotiated end to met resistance from the army and the militia group. A Maronite — opposed the agreement, saying it would Lebanon's 11-year-old civil war after heavy fighting Lebanese Forces statement accused the pro-Syrian lessen Christian political power. involving Christian factions left more than 65 dead. militia of being "tools in the hands of the Syrian in- The Lebanese are awaiting negotiations "with im- telligence services." Under the current political system, Christians hold patience," said the bishops. More than 100,000 have The bishops also criticized the murder of Army Col. the presidency, have a majority in the parliament and died in the war. Khalil Kenaan Sept. 29 by the Lebanese Forces, which hold the major armed forces posts. The system was They met in a special session after the recent fight- said the killing was retaliation for the army killing of established in 1943 and based on census figures giving ing between a pro-Syrian Christian-led militia and fac- two members of the Lebanese Forces. Christians a slight majority of the population. tions of the army loyal to President Amin Gemayel. The bishops said these events show the "dangerous In the 1970s Moslems began complaining that the The bishops asked "all those responsible to seek out dismemberment" of Lebanese society. system should be revised, saying they were the majori- dialogue, the results of which the Lebanese people The Lebanese Forces' dissidents are followers of the ty. This led to the civil war between Moslem-led and await with impatience. Dialogue is the only way to former militia leader Elie Hobeika. He was over- Christian-led militias. The war has been complicated save the nation," they said. thrown as Lebanese Forces' leader last January after by bouts of internal fighting among the various Chris- The fighting began Sept. 27 when dissident he supported a Syrian-backed peace agreement that tian and Moslem groups as they jockey for power members of the Christian-led Lebanese Forces tried to would give greater political power to Moslems. within their own coalitions. Church of England in 'uproar' over Mass led by woman LONDON (NC) — The Church of England is in a uproar over the "illegal" celebration of the Eucharist by a female Anglican priest. The Rev. Joyce Bennett, one of the Anglican Communion's first female priests, celebrated the service at the Oct. 4 annual meeting of the Movement "for the Ordina- tion of Women in London. The Anglican Church in Hong Kong, where Ms. Bennett was ordained, allows females to become priests. The Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Com- munion, does not. Ms. Bennett is English, but was ordained while serving as a missionary in Hong Kong. Among approximately 150 people receiving Communion at the service were the suffragan bishop of Kingston, England, Dr. Peter Selby; and the dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Rev. Alan Webster. Mexican bishops counter U.S. aid to rebel contras MEXICO CITY (NC) — Four Mexican bishops are promoting a fund-raising campaign for humanitarian aid to counterbalance U.S. support for Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista "contra" rebels. The bishops and 28 Mexican nuns, priests and lay workers asked Mexicans to contribute to the campaign, called "Against Dollars for War... Contributions for Peace," at a press conference in Mexico City. In announcing the plans, retired Bishop Sergio Mendez Arceo of Cuernavaca said the effort was launched "in light of the great amount of support for Nicaragua among people in the United States and Europe." Mother Teresa unhurt in airplane crash in Tanzania Globetrotting pope DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (NC) — A small In St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II poses with members of the Harlem Globetrotters aircraft carrying Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa basketball team before receiving a red, white and blue basketball from the team. The of Calcutta killed five when it veered into a crow.d Trotters, including new female team member Lynette Woodward, were in Rome to play a after an aborted takeoff in central Tanzania. Mother series of games (NC photo from UPl-Reuter). Teresa, 76, founder of the Missionaries of Charityf was shaken but unhurt in the accident. An Indian member of her order was among the dead. The ac- Uganda's bishops blame to the country's civil war, a newsletter published at cident occurred at the Hombolo missionary center *a Jesuit-run university charged. In a commentary about 200 miles west of the Tanzanian capital, Dar Marxism for country's strife published before the cancellation of peace talks be- es Salaam, where Mother Teresa had gone to visit tween the government and guerrilla forces scheduled one of her order's convents. The chartered twin- ROME (NC) — Uganda's Catholic bishops want to help rebuild their shattered nation but are for Sept. 19, the newsletter said the army has no engine Cessna wobbled soon after takeoff, failed to faith in dialogue. It "goes so far as to place gain altitude and dropped to the ground, according hampered by the "sloppy Marxism" of some government officials and by the country's religious obstacles in the way of dialogue by proposing a new to Radio Tanzania. The pilot lost control of the way to make war," the commentary said. craft, which plunged into the crowd of well-wishers and ethnic divisions, said a Jesuit who recently lining the runway. visited there. Jesuit Father Michael Schultheis, a director of the Rome-based Jesuit Refugee Service, Spain's bishops decry meeting noted that the bishops'.recent pastoral letter — Religious groups want cross "With a New Heart and New Spirit" — strongly which 'disrespected' Church removed from marine camp calls for reconciliation and reconstruction after 15 VATICAN CITY (NC) — Spain's bishops have HONOLULU (RNS) — Fifteen individuals of years of civil strife, But while generally supporting sharply criticized a recent Spanish theological various religious faiths have joined in a federal the country's new government, it is also "cautiously conference which they said showed disrespect for the lawsuit seeking to force the U.S. Marine Corps to critical" of some anti-church tendencies, said the pope, the bishops and church authority. In remove a 65-foot-high cross from Camp Holland M. priest, who visited Uganda for a week. "Some particular, the bishops said the invitation of Swiss- Smith here. The suit was filed in federal district ideological people in the government have criticized born theologian Father Hans Kung and Nicaraguan court in the names of two lawyers for the American the churches for being anti-development," Father education minister Father Fernando Cardenal to Civil Liberties Union and 15 residents of Hawaii, Schultheis said. speak at the meeting was unacceptable, Both have listed as "seven Christians, two Buddhists, four been disciplined in recent years by the Vatican. By Jfew$> a Unitarian and a Quaker." The plaintiffs El Salvador army blocks presenting such guests as "teachers of the people of . £h£|ge that the maintenance of the cross on military God," said the bishops, the conference confused the lai^"syrhbolizes governmental approval, sponsor- attempts to stop civil war faithful. They added that widespread media $mj$£ preference and endorsement of a specific SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (NC) — El Salva- coverage of the event helped spread "'unjust and ;" "9n." . • ' ' • • ' dor's army is blocking attempts at a negotiated end partisan" criticism of the church hierarchy.

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During world Synod on Laity World synods, representative gath- 1987 session will be the seventh or- erings of bishops to advise the pope on dinary assembly since the Synod of ROME (NC) — Cardinal Joseph L. early next year to allow further reac- major concerns facing the churchy are Bishops was established after the Sec- Bernardin of Chicago said a number tion to the synod's^themes. usually held every three years. The ond Vatican Council. of bishops' conferences want the role of women in the church to be dis- cussed at the 1987 world Synod of Bishops on the laity. The cardinal also said the forth- Theologian urges women coming synod's working document may be made public early next year, Cardinal Bernardin declined to dis- not to break with Church cuss any of the responses in detail. However, he said, "the role of women women (the righteous church)," he church are not in the hierarchy or the was something that came up in a num- said in his text. clergy alone. They are also in the polit- ber of summaries." "There is only one church, of men ically and theologically conservative Cardinal Bernardin was in Rome at- and women alike, in a community of laity. tending an Oct. 8-11 meeting of the ad- disciples: equal in human dignity, "These lay persons," he continued, sory council of the general secretar- equal in Christian dignity, equal in ec- "mostly in the middle-to-senior gen- iat of the Synod of Bishops. Father Richard McBrien clesial ministry, equal in the sight of erations, and overwhelmingly male, The topic for the 1987 synod is "The God, equal in final destiny. hold fast to a pre-Vatican II notion of Vocation and Mission of the Laity in "Women-church! as a normative the so-called lay apostolate... To the Church and the World 20 Years WASHINGTON (NC) — While concept, is as distorting of the reality adopt the pre-conciliar lay apostolate After the Second Vatican Council.'' criticizing conservative suppression of of church as men-church." theology of the neo-conservatives In an Oct. 13 interview, Cardinal women in the church, Father Richard Weaver, a religious studies profes- " would be to exclude women — all Bernardin said the council reviewed McBrien warned an overwhelmingly sor at Indiana Universiy and author of women — from meaningful involve- the responses of bishops' conferences liberal audience of Catholic women "New Catholic Women," was asked ment in the governance of the to the "lineamenta" — a 40-page not to separate themselves from the if, in her view of feminist theology, church." document the Vatican distributed to full church of men and women. she saw possibilities of a mediating But the answer, he said, is not to the bishops as a basis for consultation A counterpoint to his warning note position that might head off a break reverse roles. "We are a church of prior to the laity synod. — delivered to 2,500 Catholics between the current church and women and men... The church is the The lineamenta, published in Febru- gathered in Washington for a Catholic women frustrated at lack of people of God. Women are people. ary 1985, stressed the need for lay peo- "Women in the Church" conference progress on the role of women. And so are men." ple to bring their faith to secular socie- — was heard shortly afterward. Mary "It doesn't look to me like the At a press conference afterward ty. '*•• • Jo Weaver, leader of a conference church has a mediating position... It Father McBrien unhesitatingly backed About half of the episcopal confer- workshop, declared, "The logic of looks to me like everything is going ordination of women. "All ordained ences sent in responses to the linea- feminist theology brings us to the backwards," she said. "I don't have a ministry should be open to all qual- menta, Cardinal Bernardin said. The brink of a new Reformation... I mediating position... Woman-church ified candidates." He meant not only synodal group read summaries of the believe we are now at this juncture." looks to me like a real alternative." priesthood, but episcopate and responses and prepared an outline for Father McBrien, chairman of the Weaver argues that, just as at the papacy, he added. the text of the synod's working paper. theology department of the University time of Reformation, an intransigent Asked how that might come about, "We discussed the points that we of Notre Dame, delivered the major central authority in the church has he recalled the unexpected election of felt should go into" the working afternoon address of the conference's created simultaneous crises in authori- .Pope John XXIII in 1958. paper, he said. first day. ty, liturgy, spirituality and doctrine. "A puff of white smoke (signalling Cardinal Bernardin said he expected "There are not two churches, one of Father McBrien said that "the a papal election) and the chuch is on a the working paper to be made public men (the sinful church) and one of opponents of sexual equality in the different course," he said.

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 / PAGE 5 National Advice to charities:Team up with business NASHVILLE, Teiin. (NC)- Char- the private sector. reality," he said, which is marked by a Christian identity. itable organizations should work with He added that Catholic Charities, "sense of [economic] recovery with no He urged convention delegates to the business community to generate for example, could draw on the expertise justice." find "better ways and more resources to more money and new ideas to assist the of the business community to learn how The bishop said justice will be alleviate the pain" of the poor "in this poor, said a keynote speaker at the 72nd to "market" and, "sell" social services to achieved not by prayer or secular act- land of plenty" and to help Americans annual convention of Catholic Charities prospective donors. ivism alone but by the Church "being be free of avarice and avoid "the sin of USA. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sul- with the people" and development of a exaggerated consumerism." Other speakers discussed the need livan of Brooklyn, N.Y., said in a hom- "deep abiding charity." In a session on U.S. economic for Christians to find their identity in un- ily that the rich arid the poor heed each Another speaker, Bishop James D. policies, Sister Amata Miller, financial ity with the poor; the rights of the poor, other for their salvation but that the Niedcrgeses of Nashville, said that an es- vice president of the Servants of the and the responsibility of the wealthy "burden" of action falls on the wealthy. sential characteristic of Catholic charity Immaculate Heart of Mary, said the poor toward the poor. "Wev live in a time of divided is "unity with the poor" or it loses its "have the single highest claim on the The convention drew more than conscience of the nation.!' 1,500 participants. A priority for dele- Sister Miller, an associate prof- gates was approval of a document on the Group seeks end to essor of economics at Marygrove Col- "Feminization of Poverty." (See story, lege in Detroit, provided a theological page 1). reflection on statistics presented by Ro- Keynote speaker James Robinson, 'feminization' of poverty bert Greenstein, director of the Center chairman of American Express and chair- Continued from page 1 the work performed — according to on Budget and Policy Priorities* man of United Way's board of govern- the concept of "pay equity," rather Washington. ". . ors, told participants that charity groups said the organization would urge than according to gender — and that Greenstein said congressional ap- must link up with business to provide implementation of the document by the minimum wage be increased. proval of the tax reform bill, which will social services abandoned by a "broke" aiming legislative efforts at state • The federal government be com- remove 6 million families from the tax federal government governments. mitted to affirmative action policies, rolls, is good news for the poor, along He said federal budget cuts in social The document recommends, among particularly as they affect women, with signs that Americans want to see programs have left too wide a gap to be other things, that: especially women who are black, U.S. defense budget cut instead of social - filled by state and local governments or • Workers be paid for the value of Hispanic, Asian or native American. programs. • Women have a right to organize However, he said cuts the within private, public and church government must make to balance the structures as a key to advancing their federal budget will not come solely from 32 years under the same ownership. economic status. defense spending and will be "excru- • Social Security be revamped so ciating" for low-income families. A good place to purchase America's husband and wife share earnings Sister Miller said a "good society" credits and so work women perform at has as part of its structure the rights of home in caring for children or the the poor, and she added that such a finest automobiles. elderly is adequately acknowledged. society does what the U.S. bishops have • There be no discrimination suggested in their proposed pastoral on CORAL GABLES LINCOLN MERCURY MERKUR against women in insurance policies, the economy - transform sinful HOURS: MontFri.8:30-8 PM tax laws and housing policies. structures and give priority to concerns 445-7711 Sat. 9-5 Sun. 12-5 • Child support laws be-stricter and of the poor when they conflict with 4001 Ponce De Leon Blvd. (Corner of Bird and Ponce) better enforced. other issues.

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PAGE 6 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 In France: Pope asks for world truce, says practice the faith

LYONS, France (NC) -- Pope John "with still greater zeal" devotion to the Paul II used a whirlwind four-day trip to Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion to southeastern France to reassert his which the Jesuits historically have been strong commitment to world peace and committed. to urge the nominally Catholic French He also asked Jesuits to encourage to end their "massive indifference" to people to go to confession and Commu- institutional'Church life. nion on the First Friday of every The pope started the Oct. 4-7 trip month. to six cities with a surprise call for a one-day worldwide truce from armed Encouraged vocations Pope John Paul II kisses a little girl on arrival at Ars, France. The town near Lyons conflict as a symbolic gesture which was the home of St. John Vianney. (NC/UPI-Reuter photo) could lead to permanent peace. . At an evening meeting in Lyons' Amid tight security, which Gerland Stadium, he challenged Catholic ment to celibacy is necessary" for effect- pope praised Catholic social commit- included requiring people attending papal youths to think seriously about a ive ministry. ment and favored aid to "the poor of our events to pass through metal detectors, religious vocation. In a visit to Ars, France, birthplace world today," especially France's immi- Pope John Paul also recommitted the "What is discouraging you?" he of the patron of parish priests, Pope grant workers. Church to ecumenism and urged greater asked. "How would it be possible that John Paul told 5,800 priests and He supported the French bishops, ecumenical activity on the parish level. from a group of young believers as you seminarians to strengthen their interior who have issued statements asking for The pope began the trip with an are, generous and eager to build the lives so that they can better tend to the greater respect for immigrant workers "ardent and pressing appeal" to political, Church, there do not rise priestly and needs of French lay Catholics. and opposing politicians who advocate governmental, guerrilla and terrorist religious vocations?" At a beatification Mass for Father expelling them as a remedy for France's leaders to observe a one-day truce Oct. The pope also defended priestly Antoine Chevrier, a 19th-century Lyons current economic and unemployment 27 - the day he has set aside to pray for celibacy, saying the priest's "commit- priest who worked with the poor, the problems. peace with other world religious leaders, The truce would be a significant gesture showing that "violence does not have the last word in the relationships between people and nations," the pope said. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT US As a follow-up to the truce call, papal diplomats will contact political WE'VE DONE OUR JOB WELL, and government leaders involved in wars while local bishops will seek out guerrilla leaders, announced Joaquin Navarro-Vails, papal press spokesman. "This is the first time the pope has followed up a call for world peace with an intense diplomatic and episcopal offensive^" said Navarrq-Valls. He added that the pope made the decision to issue the truce call the night before and wrote it himself. During the trip, the pope also urged an intensification of the Church's ecumenical commitment. "We must neither draw back, nor remain static," he said. Church leaders must "remove the obstacles to this movement toward unity" while "respect- ing the legitimate diversity of customs, cultures and spiritual sensitivities." Christian leaders should have "the bold- ness" to implement "in the daily life of our parishes and all our communities the progress already made," tie added. Need youth The morning of Oct. 5, the pope visited the ecumenical monastic commu- nity at Taize, France, to sing and pray with the 45 brothers there and about 300 participants in a community-sponsored youth rally. The pope told the youths that "the Church needs your presence and your participation." 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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 / PAGE 7 group: End job bias in Northern Ireland WASHINGTON (NC) — A British "The evidence is that Protestant reluctance of individuals to apply for • Require the public sector to government panel has called for an and Catholic pupils with the same jobs or for employers to get appli- follow the equal opportunity policies end to job discrimination in Northern level of academic attainment do not cations form certain segments of the of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Ireland where, it said, unemployment have the same success in containing population on the assumption the ef- and increase emphasis on existing among Catholics is twice that among employment," the report added. fort would be "futile." employment equality procedures. Protestants. It said education was important in The report called on the govern- • Offer private-sector employers In its report, the panel called for eliminating the "chill factor," the ment to: guidance and financial assistance to educational and institutional help them meet recommended measures to eliminate discrimination employment requirements. and suggested closer monitoring of • Urge private-sector employers to applicants and employees. Tentative OK given to regulate themselves and promote However, the report said there was employment equality. no need to change existing anti-dis- carbon-14 dating of Shroud • Withhold govewrnfnent aid and criminatory legislation despite a contracts from companies which do recognition that "progress is slow NC News Service ed by Italian Cardinal Anastasio Bal- not sign a proposed euqal oppor- and unsatisfactory." It rejected estab- A church panel has given prelim- lestrero, who as archbishop of Turin tunity employment policy. lishing a quota system, which it inary approval for carbon-14 dating of has custody over the shroud in the • Make changes to strengthen the described as "reverse the Shroud of Turin, believed by many pope's name. The cardinal said he existing Fair Employment Agency discrimination." to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. would discuss the plan with Pope John and the Equal Opportunity Commis- The findings were issued in a Scientists hope the complex testing, Paul II, who will make the final deci- sion. report, "Equality of Opporutnity in which would destroy about two square sion on the matter. Father Sean McManus, head of the Employment in Northern Ireland," inches of the 14-foot linen cloth, will Washington-based Irish National released in September by the British date the material to within 200 years of Church officials have allowed a Caucus, said the proposals were "too Government. The panel which its true age, and thus help determine number of scientific tests on the little, too late" and called the report prepared it was appointed by then- whether it is authentic of a medieval shroud in recent years, but have "a damning indictment." Secretary of State for Northern fake. resisted the carbon-14 method because He said that after 16 years of direct of the destruction involved. The cloth Ireland Douglas Hurd. Plans for the testing were announc- rule hy Britan over Northern Ireland bears the image of a man who ap- there was "massive structural irP" parently suffered crucifixion. equality and discrimination." The planned testing would be on a About oneTthird of the approx- small piece of the shroud where no imately 1.5 million people in the IF YOU visible image exists. British province are Catholics. ' You can depend upon' 365 MIRACLE MILE CAN'T GO - CORAL GABLES 915 E. LAS OLAS FT. LAUDERDALE GIVE PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO BOTH STORES

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PAGE 8 / Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, October 17,1986 PAGE 9 Synod: Now the work begins Parish questions studied By Ana Rodriguez-Soto Voice News Editor The phone survey may have gotten the headlines, but that doesn't mean the In order to bring pastors and facilitators Archdiocese of Miami Synod is over. up to date on what Synod Indeed, as Marsha Whelan told members of the Synod body recently, "now the members have been doing during thepast work really begins." several months, a series of meetings Whelan, Secretary to the Synod, was referring to the second phase of the three- have been scheduled for this month. year process. That phase began this fall, when members of Synod commissions Pastors and heads of institutions began trying to consolidate the more than 19,000 issues raised by parishioners and organizations, along with iheir throughout South Florida. facilitators, are expected to attend these In reality, only about 600 actual issues were raised, but they were phrased, so to meetings, which are being held in each speak, in 19,000 different ways. The job of commission members is to consolidate deanery or region. all that was said about a particular issue into one general statement which accurately A representative of the Synod office and a reflects everyone's opinion on the subject member of the Synod group of 100 will take part in all the meetings, along with the Then they must study the issue itself and develop ways to resolve it. For appropriate dean. In addition, a videotape of Dr. Ira Sheskin explaining the results of example, if the issue concerns the need to have more Catholic programming on radio the Synod survey will be shown. and television, commission members might propose ways of achieving that buying Dr. Sheskin, a researcher and associate professor of geography at the University air time on stations, hiring staff to produce it, finding ways to pay for it. of Miami, conducted the survey for the Archdiocese. Their preliminary recommendations will be debated in parishes during the The schedule of deanery meetings is as follows: spring of '87, again at hearings where everyone is invited to participate. • East Dade: St. Michael parish hall, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. For now, while commission members do their work at (he Archdiocesan level, a • West Dade: St. Therese (Little Flower) parish hall, Oct. 22,7:30 p.m. parallel process will be taking place at the local level. • South Dade: Epiphany parish hall, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. There, the facilitators - at least three from each parish, institution or • Northeast Dade: St Mary Magdalen parish hall, Oct. 21,7 p.m. organization -.-will be appointing study groups to deal with the issues that pertain • Northwest Dade: Immaculate Conception parish hall, OcL 23,7 p.m. only to them: for example, whether a particular parish should have more or fewer • Northwest Broward: St. Vincent parish hall, OcL 27,7:30 p.m. Masses. • Northeast Broward: St. Clement media hall, OcL 23,7:30 p.m. The local groups also will present their preliminary recommendations to the • South Broward: Nativity Church, Oct. 20,7:30 p.m. entire parish body in the spring of '87. • Monroe: Date to be determined at a later time. Teachers told: be Christ to students ; By Ana Rodriguez-Soto Voice News Editor

• "• ' " < mission to perform," Father Kelly told Teach math, teach English, teach his audience, adding, that their work science, local Calholic school teachers contracts are not merely legal were told last week. But above all, arrangements with the Archdiocese but teach love. "covenants... This covenant is not with "You are Jesus standing in front of the Archdiocese, but wilh Jesus." those children," Father Vincent Kelly, Father Kelly's speech, which came Vicar for Education of the Archdiocese, at the end of the half-day session, echoed told more than 1,000 elementary school those of Sister Francis Raftery, assistant teachers gathered at Holy Family provincial of the Sisters of Charity of Church in North Miami for an annual Convent Station, NJ, who had spoken Convocation Day. earlier. He was stressing both the influence Basing her speech on the theme for that teachers have with children and the the day, "Teaching as Ministry," Sister very special, beyond-the-call-of-duty Raftery urged the teachers to teach by mission of Catholic school teachers. example. "Students trust you very much," "When the kids look at us," she Father Kelly said. "You have access to said, "they ought to say, 'See how they iheir hearts—Everything you say and do love one another.'" holds great weight with them." The Convocation Day is an annual Furthermore, "every time a child event for all the pre-Kindergarten speaks of the teacher, the parents through eighth-grade teachers of the listen...Your potential is enormous," he Archdiocese. Its purpose, according to continued. "We have the greatest Sister Marie Danielle, associate opportunity in our [parish schools] of superintendent of Schools, is "to give . impacting homes, if we only use it." teachers a sense of unity and of our Father Kelly urged the teachers to evangelizing mission." communicate, above all by their In addition to the talks by Father actions, the "loving, caring" message of Kelly and Sister Raftery, the event Jesus. He called lhat the "special" featured a publishers' and computer Sheila Beaupre, librarian at Nativity School in Hollywood looks over a display at mission of Calholic schools and those exhibit where teachers could check out the publishers' exhibit which was part of the annual Archdi<£esan Teacher who teach in them. the latest in textbooks and educational Convocation Day. (Voice photo by Ana Rodriguez-Soto) "What makes a Catholic school? technology. Is it a crucifix on the wall? Is it a habit? A Calholic school is people. It's an atmosphere that we create...It's a Spanish hymnals now available Catholic school only when that atmosphere of what Jesus died for - With more than 300 hymns and published by the Archdiocese, and the Archdiocese; members of the Hispanic -basically love-permeates every both lyrics and music included, the new first to include both music and lyrics. Priests Association; and staff members action." Spanish Hymnal of the Archdiocese of The previous hymnal, also called from the Office of Worship. Although his audience was Miami is now available for parishes to "Cantemos al Seflor," contained only Pastors are encouraged to order the composed mainly of teachers, he asked order lyrics. hymnal for their parishes. Cost is $2 them to repeat his message to their Published by the Office Of Worship each for between 1 and 499 copies; principals and pastors, because it takes and Spiritual Life, "Canternos al Seflor" According to Father Juan Sosa, $1.75 for 500 to 999 copies; and $1.50 the whole "team" to create that (Sing to the Lord), contains traditional for 1,000 and more copies. atmosphere. director of the Office of Worship, the and modern hymns from many Hispanic Write the Office of Worship, He also "pleaded" with pastors to new hymnal is "a labor of love five countries, among them Spain, Cuba, Pastoral Center, Archdiocese of Miami, show more than mere financial concern years in the making." Many people for the parish school, to give "tangible, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico, It also took part in the mammoth project 9401 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, visible support" to the teachers. ;...-. includes liturgical acclamations. Prominent among them were Hispanic 33138. Or call 757-6241 in Dade and "You are special. You have a This is the second Spanish hymnal pastoral musicians from the 525-5157 in Broward. 1

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PAGE 10 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 Thanks, Peter Pan! 20 Years later, Cuba's'children refugees' meet, thank those who risked all to bring them to freedom

By Ligia Guillen Staff Writer, La Voz In 1961, Maria Medina, along with her sister and a cousin, arrived at Miami International. Airport" from Cuba. They came alone, without their parents, un- sure of where they were going or why. Here, they were greeted by strangers who whisked them off to temporary new imes. During a three-year span, 14,000 Cuban children arrived in the United States that way, brought here through a joint government-Church program called "Pedro Pan" (Peter Pan). "We never knew who helped us, everything was done in absolute se- crecy," said the young woman recently. "It wasn't until Dr. Grau's arrival from Cuba last month that we knew who the person was that got us out of the From left, Father Luis Ripoll, Dr. Ramon Grau and his sister Polita, the secret helpers of Msgr. Bryan Walsh (below) in bringing island." more than 14,000 Cuban children to freedom in the U.S. (La Voz photos/Ligia Guillen) Medina was among nearly 100 career women, businessmen and pol- iticians who gathered at the Arch- 7 went to buy some tobacco and got distract- diocesan Youth Center Oct. 1 to express their gratitude - 25 years later ~ to ed, and the woman quietly left the child near Ramon Grau Alsina and his sister me and went away. I handed the baby to a Polita, who coordinated the "Peter Pan" program in Havana from 1960-62. Cuban man who was standing in line, waiting Their counterpart in the United to board [the plane for Miami], and I told him States was Msgr. Bryan Walsh, now director of the Ministry of Christian to look for "George" and give the baby to Service for the Archdiocese. He and his him...' Ramon Grau Alsina, "right hand man," Father Luis Ripoll, 1 were also guests of honor at the party 'Peter Pan program's thrown by "Thanks America," an or- Cuban connection ganization made up of those children -now grown ups ~ whom "Peter Pan" helped bring to freedom. Fidel Castro, she tried to defend him by Ramon Grau recalled that, since the They had come as babies and saying that he had only "worked in the children didn't know him, he was able to told someone to look for 'George' we teenagers - the youngest child brought children's program." To which the secur- go to the airport in Havana and super- knew they would be sent to Monsignor over was seven months,' the oldest 17 ity officer replied: "All the worse, to vise their departures. But one day some- Walsh," explained Grau. years - and now they gave a plaque to have taken the children out of Cuba." thing happened that made him stop Ramon and Polita Grau and Msgr. Once in the United States, the going. The "Peter Pan" program was well Walsh which read: "Our endless grati- youngsters were placed with relatives coordinated in that word of how it tude and love, from your children. who were already here, in foster homes, Among the people wailing to leave worked never became public. In Miami, Thanks America Committee." or in group homes such as Camp Ma- the country, he saw a mother holding a Msgr. Walsh, with authorization from The party was a time for rem- tecumbe, the site of today's Boystown six-month old baby. She was crying the State Department, signed the waiver iniscing, and in accepting the plaque, in South Dade, where Msgr. Walsh him- desperately. "I went to buy some to- visas that enabled the children to come Polita held back tears and said, "if we self personally played "father" to many. bacco and got distracted, and the woman tothelLS. had to, we would gladly do everything Eventually, most were reunited with quietly left the child near me and went all over again." their parents. away. Those papers were brought into She and her brother were im- "These children's experiences are Cuba in diplomatic pouches by Em- prisoned on the same day in 1965. One incredible," said Medina, who recalled "I handed the baby to a Cuban man anuel and Berta Carvajal, husband and of the charges against them was having that immediately after her arrival in who was standing in line waiting to wife who served as Costa Rica's ambas- laken part in the "Peter Pan" program. 1961, she was sent up north to live with board, and I told him to look for sadors to Havana. Ramon Grau arrived in Miami last a Mexican-American family. 'George' and give the baby to him. I month, after 22 years in a Cuban pris- "We learned Mexican slang words never heard from him again and I would "There was a time when we ran out on. Polita was freed eight years ago. and they learned Cuban ones. They were love to see him now. It was one of the of the children's visas, so I started to She remembered that when her very good to us and we love them," she most emotional events of that time," sign for Monsignor," an amused Grau brother was accused of trying to poison added. Grau added. recalled. "Until one day Monsignor told me: Ram6n, someone in Havana is "George" was the code name for the forging my signature, but since it's for Catholic Church in Miami. "When we the children, I don't care."

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 / PAGE 11 'Friends' see Cathedral through hard times 'Catholics need to By Betsy Kennedy become officially organized for the sole assume respon- Voice Staff Writer purpose of looking after St. Mary's as sibility for the she continued to struggle valiantly Months before last year's luncheon against the ravages of time and the cathedral ...it is to benefit St. Mary Cathedral, Loretta increasing demands of her multi-ethnic incapable of Thompson had her prayer troupes ready. parish. taking care of More than 2,000 people, some of them Thus, The "Friends of the living as far away as Canada, were Cathedral" was created. Its original itself, yet it serves praying for the success of the first founders were Joseph Fitzgerald, a all of us.' annual fete for the Archdiocese's former attorney for the Archdiocese; the "mother church." late Michael O'Neil, retired president of Irene Dunn, St. Thompson, although age 74 General Tire Company; and Ralph Louis parishioner herself, was not about to neglect the Renick, retired television newscaster. needs of the grand dame church which The idea caught on and the J has served as the central gathering place organization grew both in numbers and for the faithful of South Florida for in devotion. It is not unusual for the "When I'm at Mass and I look out "Most of the buildings arc still run more than 50 years. Friends to sacrifice most pf their leisure over the sea of different faces, then I down...we have to pay as much as Although she lives in Coral Gables time on a weekend for an endeavor know I'm a part of all of them." $15,000 a year for our four different and is not able to attend events at St. which will enhance their cathedral's Although she is a member of St. security systems as well as the off duty Mary's regularly, Thompson didn't let appearance or buoy its annual budget-- Louis parish, in Kendall, Dunn feels police who are here on choir practice that hamper her efforts either. She sent which sometimes limps along with as "Catholics need to assume nights and during weekend Masses. We out petitions and maintained a much as a $1,900 deficit each week. responsibility for the cathedraL.it is have to provide support for three meticulous log with the names and Last year, plans for the first annual incapable of taking care of itself, yet it pastoral teams. And since everyone has phone numbers of all those who had benefit luncheon were organized by the serves all of us." a right to celebrate the sacraments here, promised to clog heaven's Friends and the Cathedral Women's In serving the needs of Haitians, we have as many as 180 weddings a communication lines with daily Hail Guild. More than 500 people attended Blacks, Hispanics and Anglos, the year..." says Father Gerard LaCerra, Mary's on behalf of their beloved and the successful event netted $40,000 demands on St. Mary's have been chancellor for the Archdiocese and rector cathedral. to benefit St. Mary's. enormous over the years. As soon as of the cathedral. Like any matriarch who has been Irene Dunn is the chairman for this she raises one generation of children, In 1982, the cathedral hosted a free so nurturing to her one-million-member year's annual benefit luncheon, which is another rises up, asking more from her performing arts series featuring the Catholic family, St. Mary's has won a scheduled for November 8. She says she heart, her wisdom-and her pocketbook. Greater Miami Chamber Orchestra. In number of admirers like Loretta loves the cathedral because it keeps her Which means that even the proceeds 1986, the music of the Greater Miami Thompson. close to the heartbeat of South Florida's from last year's luncheon are inadequate Opera association rang out in the marble to cover expenses. Four years ago, they decided to diverse Catholic community. Continued on page 14 Sisters of St. Joseph to be honored

By Marjorie L. Donohue many new challcnges.:.and financial Special to The Voice COMETH needs. Our teachers need a higher pay scale. We need a reading specialist The Sisters of St. Joseph of St. because so many of the parents don't Augustine, now observing their 50th TO ME speak English and thus are unable to year of service in St. Mary Cathedral help their children at home...We need parish, will be guests of honor during programs and teachers to direct the the annual champagne luncheon to abilities of the children in music, drama benefit the "mother church" of the and the arts." Archdiocese on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Sister Carolyn said she is excited Radisson Mart Plaza Hotel, 711 NW 72 about a new program which will be Ave. launched Oct. 24 to provide the children Three of the five nuns who with a weekly creative experience and administer the congregation, which has give them a chance to explore their its motherhouse in St. Augustine, talents in cooking, dancing, rhythm attended St. Mary School and were band and arts and crafts. graduated from Notre Dame Academy in The Sisters of St. Joseph have the early 1950's, when the former girls' been teaching at the school since it high was staffed by congregation opened in 1939. members. .. • "We are totally dedicated to this Sister Lorraine Craverath, S.SJ., parish. No matter what changes it goes now directress of Religious Affairs at through, no matter how rich or how Mercy Hospital and assistant General poor it becomes, it will be a part of the Superior, remembers the small wooden ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph," church in which they worshipped when said Sister Carolyn. the parish boundaries extended west to In addition to honoring the sisters Hialeah and the congregation of at the luncheon, the special guest parishioners were residents in the middle speakers will include Archbishop income group. Edward A. McCarthy and Roberto Recalling St. Mary School as it Fabricio, editor of El Miami Herald. was more than 30 years ago, Sister Auxiliary Bishops Norbcrt Dorsey Lorraine said, "We always had such a and Agustin Roman will also attend the good feeling to be in school," adding luncheon. • that classmates she remembers well r Sr. Kathy Carr, one of four Sisters of StJoseph who serves at St. Mary Since the Cathedral is the scene of were the "football team stars," Father many ceremonies concerning all of Robert Palmer, now pastor of Mother of school, teaches her class a new song which is a tribute to Jesus. The Sisters have been ministering at the cathedral school since it opened in South Florida's Catholics, it is expected Christ Church in Southwest Dade, and 1939. that guests will include persons from Robert Renick, now Dade County Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties. School Board Chairman; as well as her from participating at the benefit who serve the student body. Over the Margaret Robinson and Irene Archbishop Ambrose DcPaoli, papal luncheon, but pointed out that the other years she has witnessed many Dunne serve as co-chairmen of the pro-nuncio in Sri-Lanka. two nuns who were her classmates, transitions in both the parish and the event, assisted in Broward County by "The Cathedral parish has always Sister Elizabeth Ann McCormick, now school. Mrs. Stephanie LaCerra and Mrs. Linda been a transitional place," Sister general superior of the congregation and "During the race riots of the early Kcnney. Lorraine added. "There has been a Sister Margaret Jeanne Keller, a 80s we were forced to leave the convent constant thread on the part of the Sisters councilor,- will be present along with for our own safety ..and twice the School Reservations may be made and the parishioners to always welcome other Sisters of St. Joseph, which now had to close. But St. Mary's became a in Dade by calling 759-4531 or newcomers to the parish. Today it is number 150 in Florida. symbol of peace rather than division and in Broward by calling 972-7583. still a parish which provides a warm Sister Carolyn Tucke, principal of we saw it through. Ticket purchases at $35 per welcome for everyone." St. Mary School who began her "Today," she added, "the student person as well as donations are She regrets that vacation plans teaching career there more than 20 years body is comprised of 75 percent tax deductible. (Early made many months ago will prohibit ago, is one of four sisters of St. Joseph Haitians. This has presented us with reservations are suggested.)

PAGE 12 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE /Friday, October 17,1986 Turning love into action Amor en Accion celebrates 10 years of helping the poor in Haiti] the Dominican Republic

By Ligia Guillen Staff Writer, La Voz

Ten years might seem like a very short tfefte, but when it's spent giving love to the poor, it's somewhat of a record. That's what the "missionaries" of a South Florida lay organization, "Amor en Accion" (Love in Action), thought as they celebrated their 10th anniversary Oct. 4. Nearly 500 people who financially support the group's programs in Haiti and the Dominican Republic attended the thanksgiving Mass at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Miami. Also present were representatives of the people they help. Concelebrating with Archbishop Edward McCarthy of Miami were Bishop Juan A. Flores of the Diocese of La Vega in the Dominican Republic; Father Boniface Fils- Aime", vicar general of the Diocese of Port-de-Paix in Haiti; and Father Brunei Cherisol, representing Bishop Frantz Colimon of Port-de-Paix. The Mass was a truly joyous occasion with an international flavor, as a Haitian girl, accompanied by a rhythmic Creole drumbeat, sang the Communion hymn. Later, punch and pastries were served in the parish hall, which was festooned with the white and red colors, symbols of peace and love, Some of the members of Amor en Accidn share a laugh and pose for a picture after the 10th anniversary Mass. which the group uses in its logo. There (La Voz photos/Ligia Guillen) was something for the children, too: balloons galore. 'Knowing that we are loved, accepted and needed.Js what Work remains makes us do what we do. Without this apostolate, my life wouldn 't have any meaning.' But there were stark reminders, as Lourdes Rovira, well, that the work of Amor en Acci6n Amor en Accion treasurer must continue. Before the end of the Mass, slides were shown which depicted both the progress that has been made with the missionaries' help, and the wretched misery which still persists on the Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 'Among the poor "Knowing that we are loved, over there, I found a accepted and needed by everybody is what make us do what we do," said faith and a Lourdcs Rovira, project coordinator in spirituality that I the Dominican Republic and Amor en Accion treasurer. "Without this apos- didn 't know existed.' tolate, my life wouldn't have any Jorge Alvarez, meaning." Amor en Accion Rovira, a teacher at Coral Way Elementary School for the past 14 years, said thinking about her annual Alicia Marill, one of Adriano Garcfa, the other trip to the Dominican Republic "keeps group's founders founder me going" throughout the year. Every summer for three weeks, Amor en Accion missionaries, mostly young professionals such as Rovira, scatter to the mountains of Haiti and the constant help of our friends. This is a the streets, for a net profit of $76. education of about 2,200 children. barrios of the Dominican Republic to real community project." It was then that "La Voz," the Since an integral part of the visit and work with the poor. Garcia got involved in the Archdiocese's Spanish-language newspa- program is personal contact, groups of "This year we had a summer camp apostolate when he traveled to the per, published the first article on the students and teachers from the Miami with 900 children in the town of San Dominican Republic in 1976. He was group, which at the time consisted of schools travel to Haiti during the Martin" in the Dominican Republic, accompanied by Marill, who had taught about 12 young people. It took a lot summer to visit their "sister schools." said Rovira radiantly. for a year in the town of Guandules, and more than selling doughnuts to finance A similar program in the Jorge Alvarez. The summer camps began four their first project, but only eight Dominican Republic matches "god- years ago, "because we are trying to months later the dining hall had been parents" here with adopted "godchildren" . develop leadership" among the young Found God built over there. people of that town, she explained. "Of course, we had the support of According to Rovira, Amor en During their stay, the missionaries There, "we found God," Garcfa said an important Miami architect and an Accion aid has totalled about half a lead spiritual retreats and are joined by when he returned. engineer from the Dominican Republic, million dollars in both countries over the young people of the area in visiting Alvarez, who admits he went along who led by example," said Rovira. the past 10 years. the homes of the poor. They visit only for curiosity's sake, said "among Today, there are many individuals, Current projects, which add up to adults and other young people at night, the poor over there, I found a faith and a groups and parishes that help finance more than $120,000 a year, include and the children and the sick during the spirituality that I didn't know existed. Amor en Accidn's projects. Among nutritional programs that benefit around day. Those people are truly Church." them are about half a dozen 3,000 children; purchases of medicine Adriano Garcfa and Alicia Marill On their return, the three set about Archdiocesan Catholic schools who and laboratory equipment for rural are the founders and still the leaders of raising funds to build a dining hall so -have adopted "sister schools" in Haiti. clinics; support for local evangelization Amor en Accion. But Garcia, who they could feed the children of Domingo Throughout the year, these students' efforts, including a one-hour radio doesn't like being interviewed, says "we Sabio School, where Marill had taught. raise money that, combined, pays for 64 program in Haiti; a scholarship fund; a couldn't do anything without the un- Their first fund-raising activity was teachers' salaries and supports about 20 literacy program; and aid to destitute conditional financial support and selling doughnuts and washing cars on rural schools, making possible the families and tuberculosis patients.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 / PAGE 13 'Crack' facts Deadly drug accelerates consequences of cocaine abuse

It's the worst drug on the streets explained, is that, "like an electrical today, but "crack" may be the best thing dose," the "crack" is causing "a that ever happened to drug prevention bankruptcy of the brain's natural programs, according to Jim Hall. chemicals." Seeking to regain its The director of Up Front, Inc., a balance, the brain puts out a "craving" Miami-based drug prevention, education that the addict interprets as the need for and informat&h organization, says the more "crack"— which only bankrupts media blitz triggered by the "crack"- the brain even more and repeats the Ed Bobinchock, director of the Archdiocese of Miami's D.A.R.E. caused death of college basketball star cycle with ever-increasing intensity. . (Drug/Alcohol/Rehabilitation/Education) program. (Voice photo/Ana Rodriguez-Soto) Len Bias this summer signals "the Typically, a cocaine user will take beginning of the unselling of cocaine in a little less than four years to become an death rate, he said. "We're not recently kicked-off a national campaign our society...[And] the cocaine issue entrenched addict. Someone who necessarily seeing a dramatic increase in against drug abuse. [may be] the gateway to prevention of consumes "crack" will grow desperate the number of users." Such an awakening has been lo% all drugs." for the drug in 6-12 weeks, Hall said. However, "crack" has forced society overdue, Hall said. "Drug abuse needs to "We've got the United States' "What we are seeing with 'crack' to focus its attention on the drug be a bipartisan issue," and a concern for attention on this issue, finally," said cocaine is a dramatic increase, an problem. Politicians and the press are every sector of society "because Hall at a recent training session acceleration of all the consequences of giving the issue priority, and so are everyone is hurting." sponsored by D.A.R.E. (Drug/ abuse" - specifically, an increase in the President and Mrs. Reagan, who --ARS Alcohol/Rehabilitation/Education), an Archdiocesan-sponsoreddrugprevention program. Expert: Whole society must fight drugs Hall explained how "crack" - also known as "base" or "base rock" - Continued from page 1 That's where religion can play an addiction. - works, and corrected some common loving families, in good friendships, in important role in the fight against Church people, he added, should misconceptions about the drug. satisfying relationships, in success on drugs, said Hall, a Methodist. Indeed, "if view recovery as part of the healing arid It is not pure cocaine, he said, the job, Hall suggested. you don't have guideposts in life, forgiving process, and they should indeed it is a less pure form of the drug In fact, the most damning substances can be very devastating." promote prevention by asking than the powder that is sniffed. But indictment of drugs is that they destroy Priests and parishioners iiave to parishioners to "come home to what makes "crack" many times more people's ability to experience these overcome the fear that they are not life...come home...to the basic values." powerful is "how the drug is delivered to "natural highs," because self-esteem, "experts" on drugs, they have to fight the brain...[in] a concentrated dose, all at relationships and a job are precisely the the reaction to "call the police," he The 90 percent solution to the drug once." things addicts can't keep once they get added. problem is, "basically, to practice what This not only "intensifies" its hooked. "Make it well-known that drug we know how to practice" as effect, Hall said, it "accelerates all the "What we need to teach our kids are abuse is a problem with religious professionals and family members, consequences of abuse." The high the qualities of good friendships ...We solutions, and they can come to you and friends and neighbors, doctors and seems "better" to the addict, but it wears need to show the benefits of being drug talk about it," Hall suggested. "We priests, Hall said. off faster and drops him into "deep free," Hall said. "We need to teach need to begin to teach in our parishes "Drug abuse is the mission we despair" once it's over. about feeling good. It's OK to feel how to help someone...We need to not have been given as religious people," he What really is happening, Hall good." make it a social stigma" to admit to an added. "This is today's calling." Cathedral can count on for help Continued from page 12 support of everyone to keep the cathe- remain in its impoverished neighbor- school year. So far, dozens of needy sanctuary. Donations from the event dral alive...Slowly but surely, the dio- hood. Instead of being moved, it students have been helped by this went to pay for the education of children cese became more aware of the Arch- continued its renewal." outreach. from low-income families in the parish. bishop's desire to really support the min- Father Fetscher praised the Today, due to the influx of Haitian istry that is so vital at the cathedral." In addition, hundreds of South members of the Friends of the Cathedral refugees into the surrounding neighbor- Florida Catholics celebrate their silver During his service, Father Fetscher for their role in keeping St. Mary's in hood, they comprise more than 80 and golden wedding jubilees in the was put in charge of the physical its birthplace. "As a result of their ef- percent of both the school and parish. cathedral annually. And the church has renovation of the body of the church. forts we renovated the Archdioccsan hall given her maternal welcome to hundreds "We counted every blessed chip of and built a number of rooms in the "But the , church welcomes of eager new priests, whose ordinations marble and every dime, but we did it," basement of the cathedral." cvcryonc.it's eager to accept people of take place in her sanctuary. said the current pastor of St. Louis Parishioners from St. Louis formed every ethnic and racial background. It Last year, the cathedral bells pealed Church in Kendall. their own "hard hat" crew and performed proves that no matter how different out a historic event: Auxiliary Bishop He also recalls when the very all the construction and maintenance people are, their love and faith can keep Norbert Dorsey 's ordination ceremony existence of St. Mary's was in jeopardy. work that was needed, recalled Father them together. That is what makes it so drew a standing-room-only crowd of "Because of the distressing crirqe Fetscher. special," said Susan Palombo, a mem- ber of the Cathedral staff and one of two awed laity and religious. rate in the neighborhood, poverty, and When Father LaCerra came up lay ministers who are in charge of Father James Felscher, who served the race riots of the early 80s... it was with the idea of an Adopt-A-Child pastoral outreach to the Haitian com- as associate rector at St. Mary's from suggested by some that the cathedral be program for St. Mary's School, the muniy. 1980 to 1982, explained why it is so moved. Friends stood behind the pastor. difficult to keep up with the monetary "But the Archbishop instead asked Through the program, any child The loyalty and generosity of the needs of the caihedral parish. for the people to get behind their mother who is unable to afford tuition at the Friends of the Cathedral is matched by "It is a matter of playing catch-up church. He felt if it was to symbolize school can be "adopted" by a parishioner the parish's less materially blessed ball all the time. We had to have the what the faith was all about it should willing to provide financial aid for the members.

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PAGE 14/ Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, October 17,1986 PAGE 15 Free condoms in schools won't prevent teen pregnancy By Matthew J. Bulfin, MD *\ rather on keeping their reproductive The problem of teenage pregnancy . ' • • f- systems free from the new venereal has grown as contraceptives and sex More than a million teenagers in 'Two thirds (of diseases that are now epidemic and very education have become increasingly our country become pregnant each year. abortions) are done for threatening. available. While finding the conception part quite adult women. Obviously, The promotion of free easy, most teens are totally unprepared if adults are not intelli- Chilling effect contraceptives for high school students for the medical, economic and social gent enough to avail would lead more teenagers to become consequences of an unplanned It does not hurt to stress sexually active and would lead those nancy. themselves of contra- ceptive techniques... abstinence. There is a new sexually who are sexually active to become more School systems across the United transmitted disease being discovered active. With the high contraceptive States are being asked to stop this what makes us think that almost monthly now, and a recital of failure rate among teenagers, there . epidemic. Experts who want the quick 14- and 15-year-olds the symptomatology of most of these certainly would be more pregnancies. fix are advocating concentrated sex- will do better?' disabilities might have a chilling effect Proponents of free condoms may be education programs and the distribution on their blooming pubescence. envisioning teenagers as perfect of free contraceptives. The youngsters could also benefit contraceptive users. That's not likely. possibly from a visit'to one of the The best way to reduce pregnancy As an obstetrician and gynecologist films is hardly a neutral activity. So homes for unwed mothers. More than a in teenagers is to reduce sexual activities who has cared for hundreds of pregnant much so that we are now confronted by few of the unfortunate young women in teenagers. teenagers over the years, I am most 13- and 15-year-olds demanding equal would probably be willing to recount Take the pressure off these reluctant to accept this approach. Sex time and equal pleasure. For the public how their pregnancies happened. youngsters to become sexually active. education is important and can certainly school system to create and cater to a Perhaps a labor and delivery room There are only a few years for teenagers be beneficial, but there can be problems. new, younger, sexually privileged group scenario could also be included. Young to be teenagers. They can be parents the The distribution of contraceptives to high school studentscan be a can of worms. Hans Newman, MD, medical director of the New Haven, Conn., Health Department, recalls how two mothers in his area fought strongly for including sex education in school curriculum. They hadn't anticipated the curriculum content or who would teach it Many adults have a genuine uneasiness and deep-seated misgivings about what these programs and policies are creating. Not with it

In today's pleasure-bent society, who believe that self-discipline and self- denial have a role in character building are about as up to date as the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Those of Illustration by Kimberly Bulcken-root us who think this way are labeled unrealistic, self-righteous do-gooders, by supplying them with condoms and people do learn from and relate to their rest of their lives. They can say no to definitely "not with it." other accounterments for advanced peers. Peer pressure from this direction teenage parenthood. They can say no to Common to the various courses sexual pleasuring doesn't make sense. often leaves a deeper imprint than any the nightmare of abortion. They can offered by our adversaries, the sexual While one-third of the abortions words of wisdom coming from any say no to sexual intercourse. freedom fighters, is the idea that there is done in the United States each year are antediluvian preacher. Let the sexual freedom fighters aim no right or wrong - to teach any for teenagers, two-thirds are done for at a new audience, perhaps the geriatric substantive ethical precept or ideal adult women. Obviously, if adults Another suggestion for perhaps the set. That's the fastest growing age would be to indoctrinate students. aren't intelligent enough to avail final stop on this sex-education junket group in America, and most of them themselves Of contraceptive techniques could quite appropriately be a could possibly be quite receptive to the In today's pluralistic society one or don't know how to use them, what neighborhood abortion clinic, where blandishments of the sexual liberators. cannot be judgmental, and one certainly makes us think that 14 and 15-year olds abortion counselors could be available should not mention virtue. Virtue could will do better? for questions. Not only should the Let us try to promote a climate in be a threat to liberty. The sex educator quick, uneventful lunchrhour type which it will be normal to say no to today who mentions virtue in a Given that some of the sex- abortion be described, but equal time teenage sex. Even though the trend is classroom rnight not be invited back, education teachers also work for should be given to discuss the against sexual restraint, not every trend because virtue could be a threat to abortion clinics, .can't we expect occasional misadventure when the is irreversible. sexual freedom. youngsters given condoms and other serious, life-threatening complication It doesn't make sense for the school Values and value systems are also birth-control paraphernalia to be referred occurs, such as an exsanguinating systems to focus on the managing of most difficult to address in today's by the school board to the friendly hemorrhage, a ruptured uterus or a sexual intercourse for their 13,14 and classrooms. Values, particularly neighborhood abortion clinic when the lacerated bowel. 15-year-olds. There are many other religious and moral values, have, as the school-board condoms perforate and an pursuits that will afford much better courts say, "no standing." It is no unplanned pregnancy results? What part Again, some of the young women preparation for adulthood than the mder that society appears to be giving will the schools play in arranging for who have suffered some of these envisioned free condom program. up on many of its kids in terms of the abortions? Will the school systems complications might be willing to efforts to impart solid fundamental also pay for them? describe how a lunch-hour abortion These youngsters may have more values - values that until recently have Teenagers are often much more turned out to be a week in the hospital, trouble than ever sorting out the new withstoood the test of time. terrified of venereal disease than they are and how the parents had to be told about value system the school boards have in of pregnancy. If our goal is to reduce the complications but weren't even mind for them. Equal pleasure the teenage pregnancy rate, maybe we consulted about the abortion. The new posters aimed at could start by de-glamorizing teenage teenagers, "It's cool to say No to drugs," There are two or three prominent sex. Instead of Dr. Ruth Wcstheimer No hypocrisy could well help in curbing teenage drug forces that appear to be pushing up the describing the joys of sex for them, use. Let's think of an equally effective number of teenage pregnancies each how about field trips to the venereal Teenage behavior experts stress poster to curb teenage sex. year. The media with their charismatic disease clinics of the county health that adults should tell it like:it is when * * * talk-show hosts are advancing the if-it- department? There they can be taught dealing with this age group. Teenagers feels-good-do-it cult. The venereal the alphabet again - the alphabet of disdain hypocrisy. Let these youngsters (Dr. Bulfin, a Lauderdale-by-the- disease films made by the sexually transmitted diseases: A for learn firsthand from their peers who Sea obstetrician-gynecologist and pharmaceutical companies portray AIDS; B for bacterial gonorrhea! have made the mistakes and have to deal medical staff president at Holy Cross extremely active youngsters involved in pharyngitis; C for condyloma acuminata with the problems. Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, is past sexual relationships as a natural part of and cancer of the cervix. Most abortion requests come from president of the American Association the high school experience. adult individuals who are sexually active ofPro-Life Obstetricians and Endeavoring to reduce the incidence It woald be much more salubrious and intelligent enough to know where Gynecologists.) of VD by encouraging youngsters to to focus efforts and energies on babies come from. They make no effort overcome their natural anxieties and educating this age group not on to use birth control or use it (Reprinted with permission from South timidities in these sex exploitation heightening their sexual pleasures, but haphazardly. Florida Medical Review.) Helping Haiti down » UNDERSTAND right-wing road HIS FOLKS HAVE Will we ever learn? GIVEN HIM Does our government really care about the suffering and aspirations of Third World people, or does it see them only as political objects to be molded into right EVERYTHING wing barriers against communism? EXCEPT MORAL After Duvalier fell in Haiti, largely due to agitation from the Catholic Church, there was naturally a certain amount of instability because of the power vacuum at TRAINING the top. But most of the instability was caused by the people's unrest over the fact that the coiintry was still being run by many of Duvalier's cronies. After decades of suffering under Duvalier's military, the people could hardly be expected to sit still with only a partial house cleaning. Voice editorial The U.S. could easily have pressed hard for new faces, supported by American advisers and economic aid and specific promises for elections. This would have eased the political unrest from day one and helped curtail further economic instability that added to the unrest later. . Instead, almost like a reflex from years of habit, we propped up the military regime, sending military aid and several analysts to determine the Haitian military's "ability to carry out its mission of maintaining public order and coastal and border surveillance." • In other words, rather than understand and deal with the causes of the unrest, dur method is to stifle it from above-a re-enactment of the very thing the people had just rebelled against in Baby Doc. Deja vu. Since then, the so-called "interim government" has issued a decree virtually restricting any right to free expression by journalists. Journalists must be accredited by the government, must not protect sources, and must not affront the "moral good or public order" (a typical catch-all term used by all dictatorships of right or left to handle trouble makers). The Haitian people love Americans. They traditionally have had no interest iin Marxism. They would be glad to accept our help in setting up a democratic government free of Duvalier holdovers. They would be glad to have a normal domestic police force rather than a military force to protect borders which are threatened by no one. Who would want to invade and assume control over Haiti's poverty? It seems we are traveling down that same road again with a friendly people. We are sowing the seeds of a right wing military mentality in the name of keeping order.

What we should do, by economic coercion if necessary, is pressure the interim rulers to announce real democratic elections, offer any help needed to conduct them openly and urge the Church in Haiti to observe and speak out on improprieties and human rights violations. Simple people have much more wisdom than we realize if we would only trust it. To go on as we are is to give the continued impression that we do not really care about the people except as pawns in the East-West struggle. And it is just such actions that give ammunition to the Castros and the Ortegas who portray Uncle Sam as a giant willing to prop up dictatorships, whether in Haiti Or Chile, to protect our self-interest while giving only lip-service to democratic ideals.

going to strike there anyway. It's just emphasis on what we have in common. should push it more" (The Voice, Aug. Beware false like me, a common man, who visited the Thus the number of converts have 8): Monastery of St. John, the Theologian dwindled and the young think of I, a Catholic wife and mother, am prophet Robertson at Patmos, Greece on June 28,1981. themselves as Christians who happen to very thankful that the Church, in The cave is now lighted and I go to a Catholic Church, rather than particular American priests and bishops, Editor, touched each wall, altar and had a heart members of the One, True Church do not "push" NFP more. I believe this is The Media reported on September talk with his spirit. The USA has earned founded by Jesus Christ. Such an a sign of compassion and a sign of the 18,1986 that TV evangelist Pat times, i.e. that Church rules regarding the right to be destroyed, as was sinful attitude leads to indifferentism. Robertson, who claims faith healing Sodom and Gomorrha, but by my birth control will change in the future, The abandonment of Latin while powers, opened an exploratory intervention, through John, it has not hopefully, in the near future. campaign for the Republican been done as of now. unobjectionable doctrinally has played a The fact that artificial presidential nomination in I988. The Mt 7:12-20 reads.... "Beware of great part in robbing Catholics of their • contraception is presently forbidden by Virginia based evangelist announced his false prophets who come in sheep's identity. the Church, i.e. officially speaking, does plans during a fervid, nationwide TV clothing, but inwardly are ravenous Another factor had been the . not necessarily mean that it is address to supporters with the implied wolves...." Robertson knows that tradition of Eucharistic piety, kneeling intrinsically evil. For example, Bible backing of God. "If by September 17, Barnum is correct when he stated a for Communion and receiving Our Lord reading by the laity, women lectors, lay 1987, one year from today, three million sucker is born every minute. His god is from the consecrated hands of the Eucharistic ministers, Mass in the registered voters have signed petitions spelled with a small "g." The proper priest. The lack of reverence seen vernacular and inter-faith worship were telling me they will pray... work [and]... all once forbidden by the Church. „ spelling of his name is Marion Gordon lately is alarming. . ' •. give toward my election, then I will win." (Pat) Robertson whose god is $od. Certainly we do not consider any c^ The kickoff event combined the Combined with liturgical changes is them evil. In fact, many, if not all of the abolishing of such traditional patriotic hoopla of a political rally with Andrew S. Dula, Sr. them, are not only presently approved customs as Friday abstinence, or the the "Amen" shouting of a revival- Margate by the Church, but actually encouraged. including the collection at the end. law forbidding common worship with I believe this will also be the future Ushers in Constitution Hall and 216 sites Protestants, the abandonmentof the case regarding artificial birth control, across the nation passed out petitions Give Catholics Catechism and any attempt of that is, the non-abortive methods. and contribution envelopes. Your credit sense of identity systematic doctrinal instruction. Of course, I agree with Mr. Kippley card donations are welcome, check the Young people can hardly be said to that there are advantages to NFP, and boxes of $100 and $200 plus Editor, reject the Catholic Faith today, most of couples should be made aware of them. contributions.... "Let me assure you The first priority of Pope John Paul them have never been taught what it is ! But for those couples who, for one that deep in my heart I know God's will II where the Church in the West in reason or another, just cannot adhere to Will there b»even a glimmer of the for me in this crucial decision." concerned should be to give back NFP, the artificial contraception should "True Faith" left when Our Lord returns? As the Devil's Advocate I would like Catholics their sense of identity. It no longer be denied them. Diane Entwistle to reply to this multi-millionaire, humble, would be impossible to exaggerate the For them, especially those who Miami Ivy League graduate evangelist. At extent of the contemporary malaise literally cannot feed more than two or medical schools the graduates are told within the Western Church three children (and there are many of that ninety-eight percent of the sick them, especially in poverty-stricken [catholiscism]. The national hierarchies Natural family people will become well naturally. Spall Third World countries), artificial birth are not simply committed to ecumenism, they have to worry about is the planning only way? control can only be considered a gift remaining two percent. Big deal. but are obsessed with it. There has from God. And I believe it is. As to Robertson's diverting been a systematic suppression of Editor, Hurricane Gloria away from Virginia Catholic practices which set us apart Regarding the article, "Natural Susan Talana Harris, Beach is pure poppycock. Itwasni from Protestants, and an exaggerated Family Planning: Expert says Church. Miami

PAGE 16 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 The Lord's Surrogate mothers prayer The case of the New Jersey surrogate mother who changed her mind and now wants to keep her baby is nothing short of agonizing for everyone involved. Q. I have been wondering Mary Beth Whitehead, already a mother of two, signed a By about the part of the Our Father contract in which she agreed to be artificially impregnated by that says "lead us not into the sperm of William Stern; to carry the child and to hand it over Antoinette temptation," at birth to the biological father and his infertile wife for a price of We are speaking to God, the $10,000. Bosco ultimate in goodness. How can Mrs. Whitehead also agreed that she would not form a we in effect accuse him of "parent-child relationship" with her baby. But she broke the tempting us? Wouldn't it be more promise. All the money and legal language in the world accurate to say. "Let us not be couldnt keep this mother from succumbing to the power of The biological mother has to divide her heart and soul from natural instincts. She couldn't deny her intense response to her physical body. If the surrogate mother is married the the life she nurtured within herfor nine months. husband who agrees to let his wife be impregnated by another Apparently most of the 500 or so surrogate mothers man has to see her body transformed into a money-making tool. across the country so far have been able to handle the And the baby's life is tossed around like a football. ByFr. separation from their babies at birth and the contracted The basic problem is that surrogate mothering is a terrible arrangements with the new adoptive parents have gone violation of the natural order of things. It puts four or five lives at John smoothly. ' stake and has the potential to tear apart people's hearts. It Dietzen But when soemthing does go wrong, the legal, moral and makes a mockery of what family life and human sexuality are all ethical problems are extremely complex. And not a single about. state has laws legalizing or banning the practice. As Catholics, 1 believe our moral position is clear. As A New Jersey court which will eventually rule on the case citizens, on the other hand, our legal dilemma is harder to solve. of Mrs. Whitehead's 6-month-old baby has no legal precedent The more We try to define and regulate the practice the more led into temptation?" Also, the to guide it. tangled the legal issues will become. word "trespass" strikes me as The court has to deal with such questions as: Is the awkward. Why not use the word The best way to stop the growth of the surrogate mother contract legal and enforceable? Is this baby-selling or the sale "sin" in asking forgiveness? industry, in my opinion, is to refuse to honor these contracts of services? Should a surrogate mother have the right to (Missouri) under our legal system. In that case, disputes over custody change her mind? What happens if a child is born deformed would be treated ^s any custody case is. The courts' primary and nobody wants it? concern would not be who the legal "owner" is, but who can A. Obviously there is no suggestion The surrogate mother situation opens up a Pandora's give this tiny human being the best chance for a good and in that petition that God would lead us Box of emotional trauma from beginning to end. The biological happy life. into sin if we did not ask otherwise. father watches a stranger carrying his child; his wife has to Without legal protection, parents will know that they are Some scripture scholars believe that this cope with the pain of another woman mothering a baby that petition refers to the final conflict taking their chances on an uncertain outcome. With that kind of she has longed for and all the feelings of inadequacy, jealously risk, couples might hesitate to fork over in advance the $10,000- between good and evil, between God and fear which can develop. and Satan. At the time the Lord's Prayer $25,000 it costs to buy the baby. was included in the Gospel of Matthew and Luke, Christians suffered great stress and intermittent violent 1 persecution, especially from the Roman authorities, to the point that they could 'Charity in all things easily assume the end of the world was coming soon. We know that St. Paul had to deal The noise level edged higher and higher as the cocktail with this problem, particularly early in his party progressed/Journalists from all over the U.S. had missionary work. The inclination to gathered for the opening of the annual Catholic press believe that Jesus was coming quickly, convention. A young man eased over in my direction. As like within the next few years, apparently soon as he identified himself I knew he was a reporter for The ByFr. dies slowly. Wanderer, a Catholic newspaper which often plays the role of In light of that concern one can watchdog over American Catholic orthodoxy. John understand how Christians of the time Catoir would interpret the words of our Lord to As we chatted I recalled that this was the person who had mean that we are asking God not to written a series of scathing attacks against Archbishop Peter L. "subject us to the triaT between good Gerety, now retired, whom I admired as a good and decent and evil, which human beings with their man. The charges, alleging the Archbishop to be incompetent, unorthodox in matters'of faith and lax in the contradict yourself. Charity in all things means no exceptions." sinfulness and weakness would not be He scoffed and walked away. able to combat. discipline of his clergy, bordered on slander and character assassination. During my five years as clergy personnel As far as we of the later ages of the I wish him well and I pray for him, but there is one thing of church are concerned, the ordinary director in a nearby diocese I had known Archbishop Gerety to be a tough disciplinarian and a strong leader. which I am quite certain: orthodoxy without charity is not understanding is similar to the one you Christianity. Down through the centuries men zealous for the propose. We ask God to protect us from truth, as they see it, have been the cause of painful division, Here before me was the author who cut him to pieces in the evil powers of this world, our true hatred, persecution, and even war-all done in the name of the press. ""I'm familiar with your writing," I said, "and while it is spiritual enemies. religion. Orthodoxy always includes charity. Charity is the undoubtedly forthright, I sometimes get the feeling that there The approach of St. Teresa of Avila primary goal of orthodoxy. could be a little more charity in your approach." He agreed in her commentary on the Our Father is Pray for those who begin with good intentions and end up typical: "Ask him never to permit us to there was a need for charity in all things but felt where the succumb to temptation, nor to become good of the church was concerned, a strong denunciation was victims of illusion. Let us ask him to show required. us the poison that is there. I said, "Yes, but you go for the jugular vein in a personal (for a free copy of The Christopher News Note, Conflict, "May our enemies never hide the attack, doni you?" He said in effect that it is necessary at send a stamped self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, light and truth from us. How right our certain times to go for the jugular to remedy an evil.. I said, "You 12 East 48 Street, New York, NY 100.17.) good Master was in teaching us this petition and addressing it to his Father for us."

Q. I have a friend by the Time capsules By Frank Morgan name of Eunice. A minister told her that Eunice in the Bible did a horrible thing and that he was surprised her parents gave her that name. My friend is not Rome's largest bath Catholic and she asked me to find out what the horrible thing In 300 A.D. Roman Emperor Diocletion started his dominion is small, your state is nevertheless one of the most was (Rhode Island). persecution of the Christians. But he-didn't condemn all of honored in history." them to die. 10,000 of the strongest Christians were Napoleon offered San Marino additional territory in 1797, sentenced to slave labor to build Diocletion's huge bath. It was but it refused it. the most colossal of all Roman baths, covering an area of 25 A. The only Eunice I am familiar with It's interesting to note that this "model of a republic" is now acres. It could accomodate 3,000 bathers at the same time. in the Bible; isthe mother of St. Timothy. under the Council form of government with its two council She was a convert from Judaism to The principle building with its gymnasium and cold and hot leaders being one communist and one socialist. Christianity, Eunice is mentioned in Acts water pools measured 500 by 800 feet and its remains can still 16:1, and the second letter to Timothy in be seen nearthe modern Rome railway station. the New Testament praises her for her genuinefaith (2 Timothy 1:5). The tiny country of San Marino, located on the Adriatic The Chinese wrote on pages of wood or silk until 105 AD. .;-=. Shesounds like a fine patron saint coast and surrounded by Jtaly, is the oldest surviving republic Then Tsai Lun, a counselor to the Chinese Emperor, found a to have. in the world. way to make paper out of bamboo, fish nets and rags. Tsai Lun According to legend, it was founded in the 4th century by became rich from his invention but later angered the emperor Marinus, a stone cutter from what is now Yugoslavia. He fled to (A free brochure explaining and he was forced to drink poison. The Chinese guarded the the mountain retreat to escape persecution by Emperor annulments and the promises secret of paper-making until 751 when they attacked an Arab Diocletion. On his deathbed, Marinus bequeathed his retreat made before marriage is available army in Central Asia. The Arabs won the battle and captured to hisfollowers and asked that it remain an island of liberty in a by sending a stamped, self- some Chinese soldiers who knew and told the secret of making tyrannical world: The republic's capitol lies in the center of the addressed envelope to Father country's 24 square miles. paper. The Arabs later brought papermaking to Spain and Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 eventually it found its way to all parts of Europe. But paper didn't N. Main St., Bloomington, III. In 1861, the leaders of San Marino wrote President Abraham Lincoln expressing their sadness over the troubles in become common in Europe until the 12th century. The oldest •6*701.;'•) (Cbffyright (c) 1986 by NC surviving piece of European paper comes from the year 1102. •Newsservice) America. An appreciative Lincoln wrote back! "Although your

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE /Friday, October 17^1986/ PAGE 17 Women and the military

have found the military to-be a community better Dear Dr. Kenny: Our daughter went away behaved than most. That should be no surprise since to college and did not do too well in her first the military only accepts the upper half of our year. She seems to be drifting. Now she population. Criminals and troublesome individuals are says she wants to join the military. She says By denied admission or weeded out. she can get her career choice guaranteed before she enlists and can learn a skill. Dr. James On a more positive vein, there are several strong My husband and I are very uneasy about and Mary benefits to a military career. You say your daughter is her plans. I have this vague sense that the drifting. The military provides good discipline and military is no place for a respectable young Kenny structure for such a person. woman. Don't you think a military life will be The military also provides training and then job dangerous for her morals? experience in the career of her.choice. After four years she can leave the military with a marketable skill. If she Also we don't believe in war as a way of Personally, I do not want an all-volunteer military. settling disputes. I guess we are pacifists. I wishes she can obtain even more education in her The result would be an army of warriors eager to kill. I chosen field after leaving the military through various dont want our daughter going to War. - would prefer a citizen's army, one laced with persons of North Carolina education programs. all persuasions, including your daughter with her milder Finally, she has a chance to travel and see more of views. In fact, the military performs many missions other the world. Meeting other people and viewing different, Thank you for your letter and your honest attempt than war. to state your reasons why a military career unsettles you. cultures is usually a maturing expierence. The military has always had something of a reputation for Listen to your daughter. As a young adult she is hard and fast living, so I can understand your concern 'The military also provides training considering a reasonable choice. Tell her your about morals. Also, Viet man has raised the question of misgivings if you wish. But I think her plan merits the morality of war itself. and job experience in the career of her support. Pacifism is a complex moral issue which involves choice.' much more than enlisting or not enlisting in the military. (Reader questions on family living and A true pacifist could not support the military in any way, child care to be answered' in print are invited. not even by paying taxes. Only a hypocrite would refuse As for your other worry, that your daughter may be Address questions to the Kennys, Box 872, to participate actively in the military but then continue to moving' into an immoral lifestyle, I believe that is St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. pay taxes so someone else could do his killing for him. unfounded. From my own eight years in the Air Force,! 47978.) The blurring of religious life

When I began writing this column in 1967 most of working alongside each other in the Catholic Worker, my editors were priests. Today, most are lay. When I Sanctuary, Peace and other movements but they show began lecturing at religious education congresses in little need for becoming an order. 1971, I was an oddity as a lay speaker. I was routinely By What does all this mean to the church? Besides asked if I was a former nun. Today we find as many non- renewed life and more active ministry, it creates some clergy and non-religious speakers as we do others. Dolores problems, mainly loss of hierarchical control. Laity and In the intervening years we have witnessed Curran lay movements are not canonical in nature. They don't dramatic changes in the professional makeup of our take a vow of obedience to the papacy. Much of the church. Lay teachers occupy more classrooms than tension we have witnessed in the past few years Religious. It is not uncommon to find laity heading emanates from this lack of control. diocesan offices like Catholic Community Services, Religious Education and Family Life with Religious population has given us lay resources we never had Another problem is that the laity are becoming working under them. We are finding laity even in before. more educated than the clergy. They are flocking to unlikely church offices such as liturgy, vocations, and The multiplicity of ministries calling for scripture classes and theology schools. 1 know of at annulments. professionally trained personnel is another reason. 1 least one seminary that bestowed more Master of Indeed, when this era of church history is written, conducted a workshop for a diocesan Catholic Divinity degrees on laity than seminarians this year. the phenomenon of the emerging laity in areas formerly Community Services department which employs over Many laity teach in seminaries. fifty social workers, all of them lay. If this trend continues, the meaning of vocation 'It is not uncommon to find laity But I believe there is another reason: Catholic laity and Religious Life is likely to change. If two women, one are drawn to ministry much like Religious and clergy are. lay and one Religious, work side by side in the same heading diocesan offices like They want to carry out God's word in their work life as ministry and both go home to apartments and pray, who Catholic Community Services, well as in their personal life and today there is an has the higher calling ? opportunity to do this . We havent had that opportunity I suspect this blurring of identity plays a large roie in Religious Education and Family before. dwindling vocations. If we minister on the same level, receive the same theological education and practice a Life with Religious working under In earlier church history, laity who wanted to play an deep faith life, we arent as likely to be attracted to them.' active role in spreading the gospel had to embrace Religious Life as earlier laity were. Religious life to do so. Relgious communites, in fact, were formed by laity who began charity homes and Recently I heard a lay woman say, "I resent the reserved to clergy and Religious will be noted. The schools and then became institutionalized by taking terms, 'Religious Woman' and 'Religious Life*. I am a question historians will likely ask is, "Why the vows and becoming an order. (Sisters, incidentally, are religious woman and I live a religious life." Perhaps we emergence of laity at this time in church history ?" still called laity in the church, altlhough they are an need a new vocation term: "Religious Laity." institutionalized laity.) Dwindling vocations will be one answer, of course, but there are others. A highly educated Catholic Today we have groups of laity, Religious and clergy (c. 1986 Alt Publishing Co.)

Family matters c 'That You May Have Life'

By Sister Virginia McCall, PBVM, that have been shattered by divorce. This same of the former relationship and to regain their sense of Director of Ministry to Separated and message is expressed through the conference theme, self;worth. Another two years are then needed in this Divorced, "I Have Come That You May Have Life." single-again role to feel peace and comfort with oneself. Family Enrichment Center The lives of divorced persons are surrounded by It is only after the completion of these 'tasks', however an experience of death...not only the loss of their long they take to achieve, that one is ready to enter into The Seventh Annual Conference on Separation marriage but often the loss of friends, security, dignity another marriage as a whole person. and Divorce to be held October 25 at St. Rose of Lima and acceptance. Life seems to turn up-side-down and The conference workshops are designed to School will be dedicated to the memory of Fr. Jim Young in-side-out as they struggle to regain their footing».Only address these various stages along the way of healing. gradually does life return. Because children, too, need to grieve their loss The lives of divorced persons are Fr. Young often spoke of the time needed to and discover healthy, constructive ways to deal with it, surrounded by the experience of death..' recover from a divorce. On the average this is five years. special activities will be offered for a limited number of It takes a good year to begin to deal with the children from age 6 to 14. consequent feelings of anger, guilt, depression, Children will be divided into small age groupings. who died last month. Fr. Young was the principal loneliness, fear, alienation, rejection, isolation and Counselors from COR Counseling Center will provide a speakerforthe past three conferences. failure. safe atmosphere in which they can talk about their As founder and chaplain of the North American It usually takes another two years for the divorced experience of their parents'divorce. Conference for Separated and Divorced Catholics, Fr. person to become objective enough to acknowledge For further information contact The Family Jim's emphasis was to bring to wholeness those lives their share in the break-down of the marriage, to let go Enrichment Center at 651 -0280.

PAGE 18 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 'Moonlighting' hero shows frailty

Every now and then, regular TV Not bad for an hour of what is series try for something a little extra and supposed to be a detective series. leave me with my mouth agape in In case you missed the show, let me fill pleased astonishment. "St. Elsewhere" you in quickly on the plot of that does it all the time; "Cheers" did it with episode, which had no crime to solve an episode in which Norm, the fat one, except for the crimes we all commit: delivered a paen to marriage; and "Mag- presuming the worst in other people num, PI" actually had the hero pray. while excusing our own faults, labeling others and failing to believe in the growth of human beings. In the show, David Addison (Willis) returned from vacation to find that his father had arrived to get married. But meeting his stepmother-to-be sent David into a tailspin. She was a woman he had known Over the years, IVe wondered why four years earlier when she was a hard- ..iore shows dont try for something a drinking barfly who would spend the little daring. I don't mean controversial; I night with any taker. David took. mean original, creative and special. I've How could he allow the marriage? He wondered why a detective has to solve a asked Maddie Hayes (Shepherd). He case every week, why characters in cop would not be able to attend family shows seem to have no families, and parties, to go home for Christmas, to why perfection cannot be set aside look his father in the eye. There would every now and then to show real life always be a strong memory between the TV HIGHLIGHTS-Lee RemicK stars as an American woman who travels to human frailty. stepson and stepmother, David Germany and uncovers a mystery that leads back to the Third Reich in "Of explained, and what would happen if the So you can guess how wide my yap Pure Blood" airing Oct. 19 on CBS, Channel 4. The late Richard Burton marriage ran into trouble? Wouldn't she gaped if you also saw a particular "Moon- (right) stars in "Wagner," a four-part PBS, Channel 2 series on the life of naturally come to him for solace? German composer Richard Wagner which begins on Oct 24. 'That look on David's face Pretty standard melodrama so far, I as he admitted that his attitu- thought, but then the writers began to be original. First they had Maddie suggest crushing his egotistical insistence that great TV moment. That look overturned de had been selfish was a that maybe(and this is TV heresy) David their affair had been one of the world's a lot of TV's creeds about the hero's great TV moment...' could say no to the illicit sex he ima- great romantic moments. She-admitted always right, anonymous sex is good gined could happen. Then she advised her sins (a characterization which David and characters cannot express him to forget the past and let his father would not have applied to their weakness, ft also went against the lighting" episode a few weeks ago. The be happy with a woman he obviously relationship) and told of her reform, a usual insistence of TV drama that ABC detective show about a woman loved. change caused by David's father who parents are always worse than their (Sybil Shepherd) and a man (Bruce But David fretted and, at the wed- had seen in her someone to love and children. Willis) who are attracted to each other ding, finally took the bride-to-be aside respect, rather than someone to use but wont admit it has been widely and then confront her. And here is where and discard. "Moonlighting" has been trying a lot praised for its willingness to be sassy, "Moonlighting" really threw out the The look on David's face during this of different things and has been off-the-wall and slightly cockeyed. With conventions, cliches and habits of three scene-as he realized how much better rewarded with high ratings for doing so. the season premiere, it was something decades of television. Instead of going his father had behaved with his woman Along with the snappy writing, plot even more important than that—it was an for the stereotype, they created in the than he had, as he admitted silently to twists, "we admit that this is a TV show" example of TV using regular characters woman a unique character with human himself that his entire attitude had been comments to the camera and crazed to make some serious points about guilt, qualities. selfish, as he listened to someone talk bits, the writers added something really families, reconciliation, redemption and The wife-to-be confessed her past, about commitment and marriage rather special in their debut episode this love. but without remembering David, than one night stands, was for me a season. I bok for more of the same. 'Tough guys' film has a sensitive theme

Tough Guys A-lll, PG The Lightship A-lll, PG-13 wild young aerobics instructor and deliver his installation speech at a con- This obscure drama provides a Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas are the film's unecessary usage of harsh vention of headmasters. Dry wit, gentle contest of wills between a passively ag- released ex-cons who comedically language throughout makes the farce humor and silliness pervade in the sub- gressive skipper (Klaus Maria Bradauer) confront a society neglectful and less suitable for youngsters. tle farce which proves the futility of a uncaring of senior citizens. Fans of the and a slithery Southern gentleman con- rigid systematic approach to life. two aging film greats will thoroughly A Man and a Woman A-lll, PG man (Robert Duvall) who needs the enjoy watching them perform. Although Director Claude Lelouch's sequel to skipper's immovable boat to make a Round Midnight A-lll, R the film fails to provide much original his 1966 romance has none of the charm getaway. Playing like a parable about This musical treat pays loving but ro- humor, the acting by these two screen and appeal of the original. Instead he freedom and determination, the film has manticized homage to expatriate black pros provides compensation. The plight has made a glossy film about filmmaking a dark and foreboding air, some American jazz musicians living and of many of today's senior citizens and that has its clever moments but lacks explicitly violent murders and some performing in Paris around 1959. Much their conflicts is sensitively portrayed. any humanity in its characters. Per- harsh language. of its charm and appeal stem from the But Douglas' sexual encounter with a missive attitude about sexual affairs. film's careful weaving of original jazz performances, scored and composed by 0ROWARD Men A-lll (no MPAA rating) Herbie Hancock, into this celebration of Dorris Dome's comedy of manners Capsule Reviews the50's. QAPER & .and morals explores the egocentricities QACKAGING of men and the effects of marital One More Saturday Night A-lll, R The Name of the Rose O, R infidelity upon them with wit and af- Director Dennis Klein overcomes a This thoroughly grotesque murder- fection. The film says more, however, weak script and subject matter to mystery is set in a medieval monastery about how women are seduced by provide an affectionate glance at the populated by degenerate and repulsive superficial qualities of maleness than it adaptability and resourcefulness of less- clerics who are hard at work saving the says about the male psyche. than-articulate teenagers (and some lost books of antiquity. Sean Connery is adults) who struggle during a typical the Franciscan sleuth who solves the Last Resort O,R weekend date night in a suburban small crime but not before viewers sit through Charles Grodin takes his movie town. Some rough language and a brief scenes with nudity and vulgarity. family on an island resort vacation in instance of nudity are offset by honest MOVIE KEY this failed satire about the crude and objective performances by a group FREE DELIVERY FLORIDA excesses of the travel business. The of unknowns. USCC symbols: A-l, general patronage; 1 - 800 - 432 - 3706 sex maniacs who run the resort manage A-ll, adults and adolescents; A-lll, Adults; to corrupt the middle-class values of Clockwise A-ll, PG A-IV, adults with reservations; O, morally mom, dad and the kinds in this un-funny John Cleese is the panicky, neurotic offensive. MPAA: G, general audiences; [DROWARD PG, parental guidance suggested; PG-13, farce obsessed with crude sexual private school headmaster obsessed parents are strongly cautioned to give spe- QAPER & innuendo and sight gags, the drug and with punctuality who suffers inordinately cial guidance for children under age 13, R QACKAGING booze culture, and profanity. in a simple attempt to make it on time to restricted.

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Miami, Florida /THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1966 / PAGE 19 Vocation weekend St. Francis forms partnership with Barry U. slated Nov. 15-16 St. Francis Hospital is announcing University students. Barry university use, and participate in one another's the formation of a new partnership with will assist the hospital in becoming programs. A Vocation Awareness Weekend is Barry University on various projects. Barry University's main teaching Currently, St. Francis Hospital and scheduled Tor Nov. 15 and 16th. "1 IK- The cooperative agreement governs, hospital and provide continuing Barry University are planning to jointly puipnsc ui the weekend is lo show the relationship between the two education programs for St. Francis build a 150 bed extended care nursing young men (hi{ih school age and up'i facilities concerning health care and Hospital employees. home facility in Miami Shores. what ihc seminary and the priesthood arc medical education programs. St. Francis During the period of the agreement, all about. "Hie jierson would only need Hospital will provide health care forihe both institutions will include each other to hung sheets, towels and whatever universities personnel and develop in future planning, investigate potential Night courses for else to spend the night. There is no lee. health care opportunities for Barry clinical facilities for patient and student If an>one is interested he should lOnuic l adults offered his vocation director: Arclidiccc^c of St. Thomas University is offering Miami, Fr. Neil Dnheiiy, Day of Reflection set night courses for the mature working Kisca>ne Blvd.. P.O. Box adult who wants to pursue a bachelor's Mjjmi. Florida.' 132*8. degree. The program, called the AHEAD for young adult leaders program, offers a'chance to take special courses with other adults and participate Sunday, October 26, is the third University from 1G a.m. to 4 p.m. The in a unique laboratory setting. Varip»^ annual Day of Reflection and day of Reflection will run from 10 a.m. Teen pregnancy courses are offered ranging fr Commissioning Mass for young adult to 2:15 p.rri., followed by the English, history, art, speech, religion leaders in the Archdiocese. subject of course Commissioning Mass at 2:30 p.m. and natural and social sciences. AHEAD This is a day to affirm the gifts of Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Roman will The subject of teenage pregnancy is students can also receive credit for prior men and women, ages 1.8-36, in preside and preach. work experience. addressed in a new religion course positions of leadership in their parishes. Pastors, parish leaders, friends and published by Hi-Time Publishing All priests, parish leaders and families of the young adults are asked to For further information about the Corporation. The course, Relationships parishioners who have leaders they wish participate in the liturgy and show their AHEAD program call 625-6000, ext. 119. and Sexuality, is aimed at helping to acknowledge publicly at this support for these men and women in young persons understand their physical, commissioning liturgy, are encouraged their leadership roles. emotional, psychological, and moral to call the Young Adult Ministry Office For more information and to Migrant Walkathon development. According to Hi-Time it with their names. register, contact the Young Adult The Archdiocesan Rural Life is suitable for all levels of high school The program will be held at Barry Ministry Office at 757-6241 in Dade. Ministry is urging people to walk in although it is especially recommended support of farmworkers who, in the for juniors and seniors. words of Cesar Chavez, "help harvest Hi-Time is also offering two new First Fr. Connolly scholarship awarded the food we eat, yet do not have enough religion courses suitable for either A university student in Good chapter of the Society of Professional for their children." Catholic high school use or parish Shepherd parish is the recipient of the Journalists at UM this year and also The second annual Migrant confirmation programs. The two courses first Father Donald Connolly Memorial received a Gannett Foundation Farmworker Walkalhon will take place are: Confirmation: Confirming My Scholarship from the Greater Miami Scholarship. She is presently interning on Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. in Tropical Park. Commitment to Christ and Mass and Chapter of Women in Communications. at the Associate Press. You can become a patron for a donation Sacraments: Celebrating Christian Life. Sandra Jaramillo, who will of $15 or more made in advance. All three courses are published by The scholarship she received from graduate from the University of Miami Patrons will have their names printed on -Hi- Time Publishing Corp.,Box 13337, WICI was established after the death of next Spring ranked number six in the a commemorative program. Groups and Milwaukee, WI 53213 (800-558-2292). Father Connolly, former director of graduating class of 750 students from organizations are encouraged to Communications for the Archdiocese of Miami Sunset Senior High in 1983. participate. Fr. McCartney named She served as president of the student Miami. For pledge sheets and further clergy dialogue head Respect Life opens pregnancy office information contact Sr. Pat Stockton, The Rev. Dr. James J. McCartney, Rural Life Office, 757-6241 ext. 195. Director of the Bioethics Institute of St. Bishop Norbert Dorsey, C.P. and choose life for their child. The Francis Hospital, and former Academic celebrated a special Respect Life Mass at blessing was followed by a luncheon Prayer petitions V.P of St. Thomas U., has been elected St. Clement's Church recently. After hosted by Father McDonnell at St. Chairman for 1986-87 of the Clergy the Mass the congregation was invited Clement's Church. "Call to me and I will Dialogue of the National Conference of to join Bishop Dorsey, Father Daniel answer you" Jer. 33:3. The Christians and Jews (NCCJ). Kubala (Archdiocesan Respect Life St. John's participates in employees of the Archdiocese of Miami The NCCJ Clergy Dialogue group Director), priests of St. Clement's arthritis balloon launch Pastoral Center gather each Monday is the oldest priest, nun, minister, rabbi parish and members of the Respect Life morning to pray for intentions of you, association meeting in the United Ministry to attend the blessing of the St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital our brothers and sisters of the States. The group tackles substantive Respect Life Emergency Pregnancy in Lauderdale Lakes will be one of many Archdiocese. Petitions will be included religious and community issues where Office at 4111 N. Andrews Ave., Ft. sites nationwide that will be a launch in our individual daily prayers each week there are significant similarities and Lauderdale. The office serves as a site for the Arthritis Foundation's Up, as well as during this special time of differences between Judaism and visible witness in that area to our belief Up & Away with Arthritis balloon community prayers. Anyone with a Christianity, and within the Christian that all human life is sacred and deserves launch on Nov 1 at 3 p.m. prayer request is invited lo write to: tradition. The next topic to be discussed to be protected. Women experiencing The public is invited to attend and Prayer Petition, Archdiocese of Miami, will be "Religiously Sponsored problem pregnancies arc offered purchase balloons for $1 each to help in 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Fl. Education in the United States". assistance to continue their pregnancy the fight against this disease. 33138.

Spiritual renewal items,and more. Parishioners welcome hosts a group for divorced, separated, and 947-6461 or 895-5941. Men of the Good News of saleable donations. For information call singles over 35 which meets at the church, The Friends of the Cathedral Broward will hold a breakfast on 8:30 a.m. Mildred Conncll at 854-8670 or Valentina 5300 S.W. 102nd Ave. in Miami, every luncheon to benefit St. Mary's Cathedral will Oct. 25 at the Plantation Holiday Inn. Palacios at 661-4937. Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. All faiths take place on Nov. 8 at the Radisson Mart Scripture teaching, Christian witness, prayer, St. Ambrose Church social hall welcome; For information call 274-8224. Plaza Hotel at the airport. Cost is S35 and Christian music. Reservations in advance located at 353 SE 12th Ave. in Dcerfield The Widow and Widowers Club reservations are necessary. Cocktails at 11:30 call Richard Campo at 764-2451. $6 per Beach will be the location of a bazaar and of Broward County has social gatherings am and luncheon at' noon. For reservations person. flea market on Nov. 1 from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. every 1st and 3rd Sunday in the Wilton call the cathedral at 759-453]. Mr. Roberto The Dominican Retreat House Baked goods, gifts, raffles, refreshments. Manors Recreation Hall, 509 N.E. 22nd Fabricio, Publisher of El Miami Herald, wir will host a weekend retreat for women on Drive, Wilton Manors. For more info call be a guest speaker. All three bishops will- 564-7394 or 731-2915. Nov. 7-9 at the retreat house at 7275 SW Halloween events attend. The Sisters of St. Joseph will be the 124th St. in Miami. Theme: "Be Still and The North Dade Catholic The Catholic Widow-ers Club guests of honor. of Hollywood will hold its monthly Know That I am God." Registration on Widow and Widowers Club will hold a Our Lady of Mercy Church will meeting on Nov. 7 at the parish hall of the Friday at 7:30 p.m. For further information Halloween Costume birthday parly on Oct. host a performance of The Witness, a call 238-2711. Church of the Resurrection, 441 N.E. 2nd 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Visitation Church Social portrayal of Christ's life as seen by his Hall, 100 N.E. 191st st. in Miami. St., Dania at 7:30 p.m. Square dance and A Discovery Weekend for single witness, Peter, on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. The St. Henry's church at 1500 S. refreshments. Guests: $3. young adults, ages 19-35 years is being held Pompano Beach Church is located at 5201 on Nov. 7-9. This weekend is for spiritual Andrews Ave. in Pompano Beach is hosting NW 9th Ave. Admission free. enrichment and personal growth. To sign up - a Halloween dance on Nov. 1st in the parish or for more information please call Bud or hall from 8 p.m. till midnight. Chuck Miscellaneous The Catholic Daughters of EleRicciardi at 989-5738. LaMar- Orchestra. Costume optional. St. Lucy's Women's Guild of America, Court Holy Spirit 1912 will host The Cenacle retreat house will host Admission $8 per person. For tickets and Highland Beach will hold the first meeting of a social on Oct. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at St. a general retreat Oct. 24-26 and a retreat for reservations call the parish office at 785- the 1986-87 season *with a luncheon at Elizabeth Gardens in Pompano • Beach. women on Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Call/write 2450. L'Hexagone Restaurant, 1600 North Federal Anyone may attend. Donation: $1.50. Cenacle, 1400 S. Dixie Hwy, Lantana, Fl. St. Monica's Women's Guild Highway in Boca Raton beginning at 11:30 Proceeds to benefit charity. For information 33462.582-2534. will hold their annual Halloween/ Costume a.m. Guest speaker: Leona Malone. Topic is call 941-5546. Dance on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at the church "Arthritis-How' to Cope". For reservations St Basil Catholic Church, 1475 Bazaars hall at 3490 NW 191st St. Tickets on sale call Giner Giradin at 278-7213. NE 199 St., North Miami, will host an St. Hugh Guild will sponsor a call Peg at 625-1244. . Holy Family Women's Club will introduction to the historical and Christmas Boutique sale on Nov. 8 from 10 hold an Octoberfest on Oct. 25th in the contemporary concepts of the Eastern Catholic Church. Sessions begin Oct. 20 and a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 9 after all the Single/divorced/widowed parish hall, 14500 N.E. lllhAve., in N. Masses at Glorie Hall, 3460 Royal Road, Miami. Live music. Prizes. Dinner at 7:30 run each consecutive Monday thru Nov. 24th Coconut Grove. Jewelry, plants, holiday St. Timothy Catholic Church p.m. Donation $10. For reservations call at 7:30 p.m. For more info call 651-099L

PAGE 20 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17, 1986 First Don Shula scholarships named at St. Thomas When it comes to winning fame Dolphins Booster Club and Dolphins The recipients of the scholarships undergraduate and graduate curriculum and fortune in the world of sports, the head coach Don Shula created the Don are Lorenzo Laidler, a freshman combines business courses with odds are against most young athletes. Shula Scholarship fund. basketball player from Carol City; Rita management courses in the areas of Only one out of every 450 high school At a ceremony held October 7 on Lopez, a freshman cross country runner; sports, including marketing, sales and sports champions will have the ability the school campus, the first three and Eric Torres, a freshman soccer more. to play inter-collegiate athletics. And recipients of the scholarship fund were player. Both Lopez and Torres are For more information, contact the only one of every 4,000 college athletes announced. On hand for the ceremony graduates of Monsignor Pace High Development Office of St. Thomas will ever play pro sports. were Coach Shula, his daughter Sharon, School. All three students demonstrated University, 16400 N.W. 32 Ave., In recognition of the need for a leaders of the Broward Booster Club, outstanding athletic ability during high Miami. Nominations for scholarship program to help minority athletes find- Earl Morrall, former Dolphin school and now plan on expanding their candidates should be directed to the life-long careers in business and sports, quarterback, members of the university talents at St. Thomas University. financial aid office of the university, St. Thomas University, the Broward staff and interested individuals. The sports administration 625-6000, exL 165.

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Miami, Florida /THE VOICE /Friday, October 17,1986/PAGE 21 Memories. ..Memories Oil and water, bread and wine: Of such simple things are sacraments made By Theodore Hengesbach capacity to make things grow, helps to NC News Service express the death and resurrection of Jesus in the sacrament of baptism. By the water of baptism, Jesus' history Sometimes it takes only a word and his present life become pur to stir up memories. Take the word inheritance. We rise out of the waters "water" for example. It reminds me of of baptism as he overcame death's the first time I went out into the deep terror through his own rising. end of the pool and realized that I could The oil of confirmation expresses swim. I was elated and terrified at the the soothing nature of God's love for same time. I also was 35! humankind. Oil helps make difficult Then I remember the TV tasks easier. It permits machinery to commercial featuring a woman run. It heals cracked hands or screens exhausted at the end of a hectic day. the rays of the sun. Through After an exhilarating shower, she confirmation, the health-giving Spirit returns from a night on the town to of Jesus, his Holy Spirit, is smo d exclaim, "I could have danced all into our lives. v—' night!" It still makes me chuckle. It's The bread of the Eucharist, the wonderful what a little soap and water very body of Jesus, becomes the staff will do. of eternal life and nourishes us. The Now take the word "oil." It wine of the Eucharist gladdens our immediately calls to mind a time when hearts. my wedding ring had gotten stuck on Symbols speak without words. my ring finger. A little baby oil on By using natural symbols, the Church the knuckle helped glide it off. seeks to capture the imaginations of And there are the words "bread" Christians, to help them plug into and "wine." I remember the humps of spiritual realities almost instinctively. homemade bread under the white cloth Through the sacraments people on the kitchen table when I would are vitalized, freed from the terror of return home from grade school. The death. But it doesn't end there. They warm and rather nutty-flavored aroma are asked in turn to vitalize the world still makes my mouth water. And I around them. remember a glass of wine shared at an People are given the healthful exhilarating dinner with friends. balm of Jesus' Spirit. They are asked Water. Oil. Bread. Wine. It in turn to facilitate the relationships is no accident that the Church uses among people. these elements and the memories People are strengthened and attached to them to help express itself. gladdened by the food and drink which is Jesus himself. In turn, they must They are symbols that can touch - break strengthening bread and share a us deeply. The Church piggybacks on cup of gladness with others. these very natural elements and folds Through the sacraments, Jesus' its own history into them. . Symbols speak without words. By using natural symbols, the Church seeks to own vitality, healthfulness, energy and Water, with its terrifying ability capture the imaginations of Christians, to help them plug into spiritual realities capacity for eternal joy become our to flood the land and its vitalizing almost instinctively. (NC photo by Frank Methe) own. Transforming the world for Godly purposes The Church's sacramental vision offers a dynamic view of the world in which actively at work to convey hope where it is needed. life can be taken seriously, and even lived with zest! Again, whenever a sacrament is celebrated, things of this world - water, Just to describe the sacraments as celebrations suggests that they are dynamic bread, wine, oil - are taken and transformed for Godly purposes. So the goods of - events. But take a look at the celebration of a sacrament. It is quite revealing. the world are directed toward God. But there is more to it than that. First, it reveals something about God. This . " It is often said that by using this world's goods must be a very personal God who approaches people it OV€T in sacramental celebrations, the good in the world so directly and warmly. This God is active, itself is pointed out So a sacrament's celebration enthusiastically at work among people. The sacrament is a hopeful sign. directs the community's attention into the world, encouraging people to take up Interestingly enough, however, the celebration Tof a sacrament also tells us responsibility for it something about the people themselves. You needn't be presumptuous to think When the 1987 world Synod of Bishops meets to discuss the Church's laity, it that by approaching people in the midst of their real lives, God indicates how may well discuss the kind of sacramental vision that leads people to take the world much dignity, how much potential their lives possess. seriously and to pursue life with zest. But here is another point In each sacramental celebration, people are drawn In a paper prepared by the Vatican's Synod Secretariat, it was asked whether into the community of God's people. The sacraments form a community, people view the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist not only as introducing individuals into a network of relationships along with all the potential the "foundation" but as that which provides the "dynamism" for their participation for growth and discovery that good relationships encompass. in the life and mission of the Church. And the community is hardly incidental to the sacrament The community's What do you think?. What difference do the sacraments make in a lay person's

members ate meant to become God-like signs to each other - personally and life? ...• '•••'. : :- .-,..,.••• •'.-••• • ' ' '• : ••••-•'

Readings for Sunday, Oct. 26 Quietly Moyers replied, "I wasn't addressing Scriptures you, Mr. President." Sirach teaches that the one who serves God Luke records a parable about others at pi^ '. willingly shall be heard, and that his prayer One of them hardly spoke in a whisper; the other "reaches the heavens" (first reading, Sirach spoke so as to be overheard. The latter, we are not 35:12-14> 16-18). Jesus teaches that God will surprised to find, despite his opening words, was Truth in hear the prayers of all who trust in His mercy and certainly not even addressing Godjt: not in their own deeds (Gospel reading, Luke 18:9-14). Desiring to be safe in His Kingdom, Background when the Lord returns in glory, we seek a merciful prayer judgment (second reading, 2 Timothy 4: 6- Pharisees emerged as a powerful group in the 8, 16-18). centuries before Christ After the destruction of the temple (in 70 A.D.), they would emerge as the Reflections on Luke's Introduction most influential group within Judaism. They Gospel, 18:9-14 would enable the Jews to survive ast a distinct Bill Moyers tells an interesting story from people, with their religious beliefs intact. his days as press secretary to Lyndon Johnson. At They sought to be pious and devout. But for lunch one day in the White House, he was offering many, pride entered in. It has been noted that "the grace when the President shouted, "Speak up, Bill, highest treason is to do the right thing for the I can't hear a thing!" wrong reason." It applied to the Pharisees and can

PAGE 22 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 SACRAMENTS: Moments that should last a lifetime By Father Lawrence Mick NC News Service

Sacraments are not affairs of an instant. They ^re events that require a lengthy process for their full effect. We have long - and correctly, I believe--associated the word "sacrament" with the community's '•"•ugical celebration of God's action in /lives of those being baptized, or married, or anointed. This celebration is important. Take marriage, for example. Its liturgical celebration is the time when the relationship is formally cemented, when the couple's love and commitment is proclaimed to the whole world and when the Church accepts and supports their commitment. It is the time when the community celebrates the love of God that is revealed in the love of these two. In the process the community reaffirms its own commitment to being a community of love. But the love celebrated in the wedding is not just an affair of the moment. A couple comes to that moment with a whole history of developing love and shared experience. Their experience of God's love touching them through their love for each other provides the basis for the marriage celebration. Like hundreds of parachute troops hitting the silk, wisps of dendelion puffs sail away after Jennifer Mackie, 10, blows the Recognizing God's presence in fragile seeds in a field near Newport News, VA. Like these tiny seeds, sacraments begin in a ceremony but grow into 1 their love, the couple proclaim to the something much greater as the Christian matures. (NC/UPI photo) Church and the world the joy and wonder of discovering that love. In lifelong; the fuil implications of that long-term process within which the required before the sacrament is light of their shared experience over commftmennyill unfold only celebration has an important and celebrated. But here, too, the process time, they have found themselves ready gradually in the days, weeks and years necessary place. ; of conversion that baptism celebrates to promise lifelong commitment to of married life. Where in this process does the is meant to continue for a lifetime. each other. The sacrament has been celebration of the sacrament take place? Even the Eucharist, which we The wedding, then, culminates a celebrated, the couple are truly and That varies. In infant baptism, for celebrate so often, does not stand long process of growth and discovery. validly married, but the richness of the example, most of the process occurs in alone. It needs a base of personal Much of the preparation that the prayer and a constant awareness of Church requires today before God's presence for it to be the rich witnessing a marriage is an attempt to Even the Eucharist, which we celebrate so celebration it can be. And every make sure that the growth has been Eucharist commits us to living out the adequate and the discovery complete often, does not stand alone.lt needs a base death and resurrection of Chnst in the enough to sustain a couple for a of personal prayer and a constant days that follow the celebration. lifetime of continued growth and Sacraments can be celebrated in a discovery. awareness of God's presence for it to be the brief time. But they can only be fully Far from being an isolated rich celebration it can be.' experienced over a longer period. This moment, the wedding can only be a is a reminder of the richness of the valid celebration if it stands on the sacramental symbols we have been base of a lengthy process of developing sacramental union is discovered and the years following the celebration, given. a mature relationship. experienced over a long period though the preparation of the parents They put us in touch with the At the same time, the celebration This is true of every sacrament, and godparents before the baptism is an very mystery of God and God's love for of the sacrament has implications for -not just marriage. Each of the Church's important prerequisite. us. And, that mystery takes a lifetime years to come. The commitment is sacramental celebrations presupposes a In adult baptism, much more is (or longer) to fully appreciate!

be applied to the devout in every religion. with which his "prayer" begins. But instead of primary figure in the story. That honor is God's, On the other hand, if one were to choose a saying "blessed are you," which would place all to whom prayers are spoken. igle group as the opposite to the Pharisees, the the emphasis upon God alone, he subtly indicates God it is who declares us upright before his "tax collectors" would be the prime choice. that God is not the object of his words. "I give sight and not we ourselves. Such humility, such They were classified as robbers, or you thanks," he says, revealing just who is utter reliance upon the gift of faith and grace, is extortionists, for they were allowed to adjust the uppermost in his thoughts. commended to us by Luke. Last week we learned tax rates to their own advantage. They were He did observe the Law of Moses, but his that prayer must be persistent, inspired by faith; viewed as traitors of a sort, for they were the prayer becomes a boast, as he first tells God what, this week, we learn that such faith-inspired prayer agents of the "godless" Romans who occupied the he is not like before reminding God what he is must also be humble. land. like. The rest of the story continues almost in a In a word, prayer must be prayer, not self When this story was first told, then, the predictable way. congratulations! audience may well have been amazed to find "a The tax collector uses a posture that reflects Pharisee" and a "tax collector" within the same what he thinks about himself, a sinner. He can't tale. They certainly would have been amazed to even look God "in the eye," as we might put it. - ^ This column is excerpted from Share find a tax collector within the temple itself! And he too uses a formula, the opening verse of the Word, a bi-monthly reflection on the Psalm 50. But he means what he says. daily and Sunday Mass readings, which Commentary We never learn whether the tax collector is available for both home and parish changed his ways. We do learn that he was use from the Paulist Evangelization The Ftiarisee of this parable is quite proper, "justified." Thus, it is neither the Pharisee nor the Association, 3031 Fourth Street, N.E., both in his Stance and in the traditional formula tax collector, in the final analysis, who is the Washington, DC, 20017.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, October 17,1986 / PAGE 23 WORLD MISSION SUNDAY OCTOBER 19 BELIEVE in your heart.. PROCLAIM to the world... JESUS IS LORD!

By Msgr. John Donnelly Arch. Dir. Propagation of the Faith

The missionary spoke softly to the listeners in the church. His words, though soft, became engraved, burning on their hearts.

The children come to me, he said. They come to school, walking five miles, maybe six. Their little faces are not round and full but thin and hollow; their eyes already tired. I give them what I can; I teach them what I can. But in the middle of the night this question haunts me: How can I tell them... ' How can I truely put it across to these

hollow-cheeked, tired children-

how can I tell them that God loves them? The missionary held out his arms, as if to embrace, as if to embrace every listener in the church.

/ need you, I need you to pray forme. The missionary will not be here to plead with us on this I need the help you can give, which I can pass Mission Sunday. He is home in Africa, or Latin America, on, a sign of God's love. or Asia... But his words are here. And you are here. THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH .... .all of us committed to the world mission of Jesus

By Msgr. John Donnelly Fifty-one percent of the collec- that help to $200 a month, but he- inarians, and novices, as well as Arch. Dir. Propagation of the Faith tion is for the Propagation of the has no way of doing so. His for the essential mission work of World Mission Sunday, Oct. 19, Faith for disbursement in Africa, priests, Sisters, and people are announcing the Gospel, teaching is the annual occasion, promul- Asia, Oceania, and parts of Latin among a great many who would the faith in greater depth to those gated by Pope John Paul II, for the America. Nine percent is allocated benefit from an increased Mission wrio have just barely heard of entire Catholic world to pray at the to the Eastern churches; 40 per- Sunday collection. Christ, teaching children and Eucharist for the missionary work cent is for missionary work in the Through the Propagation of the adults the skills they need to live a of the Church arid to offer financial United States. Faith, support is also provided for better life, and caring for their support that is crucial to next Through the Propagation of the the formation of catechists, sem- many ills. year's work of world mission. Faith, help is provided for the daily To care for the needs of increas- support of local priests and ing numbers of Catholics, and to Religious who have little or, in reach out to other millions with the some cases, no other source of Yes, I want to help missionaries in their work. I enclose living Gospel of word and service, sustenance. The Bishop of a the mission church will rely heavily diocese in the South Pacific writes D$5n$10P$20D$50 D$100 C$500 DSIOOO DOther_ next year on the annual support of that it is help from the Propagation the Propagation of the Faith and, in of the Faith that allows him to pro- Name ._ particular, on the prayers and sac- vide living expenses of $100 a rifices of the entire Church which month for the priests and Address are offered this weekend on World Religious who serve full-time in the Gity_ .State Zip. Mission Sunday. diocese. This monthly stipend This collection, gathered under must cover not only their food, Send your tax deductible gift to; the aegis of the Society for the clothing, and shelter, but provide Msgr. John Donnelly Propagation of the Faith is distrib- for the upkeep of the parish, Propagation of the Faith uted in its entirety to provide for school, social services, and any Archdiocese of Miami the missionary and pastoral work small medical facilities. The 9401 Biscayne Blvd. of the Church worldwide. Bishop said he would like to raise Miami Shores, Fl. 33138 L.

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