Teens, Sex and Love Making a Distinction Between Kid Stuff and the Reai Thing by Julie Asher of 29 Years at the University of Denver
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VOL. LIX, NO. 10 MAR. 9, 1983 Colorado's Largest Weekly Circulation 81 784 40 PAGES 25 CENTS - I, ' Teens, Sex and Love Making a Distinction Between Kid Stuff and the Reai Thing By Julie Asher of 29 years at the University of Denver. Register Suff After an interview with the sociology “There’s more to sex than a breathless professor, who is also a Methodist minister, bounce in bed.’’ it’s easy to understand why youths spend, That frank approach is what Dr. Ray E. on the average, over two and a half hours Short brings to his discussions of human listening to Dr. Short’s presentations on a sexuality with young people. topic, he says, they’re more than a little Dr. Short was in Denver recently to talk interested in. about “Sex, Love or Infatuation; How Can I Dr. Short’s approach is frank, factual and Really Know?’’ at area schools, including thought-provoking but with a lot of humor Machebeuf and Holy Family high schools weaved in. His presentations are based on and St. John’s Grade School in Longmont. his book of the same title, now in its ninth His visits last week were sponsored by printing with over 170,000 copies sold. the Denver archdiocesan Pro Life Com mission, Catholic youth ministry programs Gives Clues and a number of parishes. He also gave Dr. Short said he doesn’t provide answers presentations at St. Thomas More’s Parish or tell young prople what decisions to make in Englewood and Divine Redeemer Church about pre-marital sex, love and infatuation. in Colorado Springs. But his research gives clues to help young Homecoming people make the distinction between kid The trip to Denver was somewhat of a stuff and the real thing. homecoming for Dr. Short who met his wife (Continued on Pago S) Art from U.S. Catholic, Mark McMahon Catholic Charities Facing A Threat From Government By Richard Tucker . men before legislative committees. Regiiter Staff The executive order, signed by Reagan two weeks Catholic charities operations could cease to exist ago. would require strict separation of functions by any under two new proposals made by the Reagan Adminis organization participating in the Combined Federal Cam tration, the associate director for governmental relations paign, like the United Way. of the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC) DCCS Funding said in Denver March 1. For example, DCCS gets most of its funding from “ Even meetings like this would be impossible,’’ Mile High United Way. Since some of the United Way Mathew H. Ahmann said at the annual meeting of Denver money comes from f^eral workers, the new executive Catholic Community Services (DCCS) in Cure d’Ars order would require DCCS to separate activities sup Church, Martin Luther King Boulevard and Dahlia St. ported in part by federal funds from those that are not. Fight Looking at the E)CCS director. James Mauck, Ahmann said; “’I don’t know how they plan to split the Ahmann asked the Denver people to help NCCC fight executive director.” a new regulation promulgated by the Office of Man But he noted that, if Mauck is not cut in half, no part agement and Budget (0MB) and an executive order of his salary could be paid from federal funds. signed by President Reagan. If necessary, he said, NCCC will go to court to change Awards or rescind the proposals, which he called “a threat to our Ahmann, who has held his present position since 1973, First Amendment right of freedom of religion.” was principal speaker at the NCCC meeting, which The 0MB regulation, which has been published in the featured presentation of several awards and introduction Federal Register and is now in the discussion and review of new officers. process, would prohibit “political advocacy” by any The chief award, the Msgr. William J. Monahan organization using federal funds. Award for the outstanding DCCS staff member, went to Dolores Martinez, secretary to the Parish Outreach Not Defined Team. “Political advocacy” is a term used by 0MB, but not James Paladino, chairman of the Family Services defined, Ahmann said. Advisory Committee, is the new DCCS president, suc He said it is so broad it could ban such things as the ceeding Joann Ward. DCCS meeting or testimony by Catholic charities spokes (Continued on Pago S) A St. Patrick’s Day Special Pages 11-30 2 — The Denver Catholic Register. Wed.. March 9, 1983 . •» How Do You Touch VJ* A Hungry World? “Reach out and touch someone.” That’s the com million, to avert widespread food shortages in Poland, and mercial slogan of the phone company trying to get us to the prompt, effective provision of 810 imllion in rel^..- assisUnce to victims of the disastrous November 1980 call someone long distance. The slogan doesn’t mean, of course, that we will earthquake in southern Italy. ” literally be able to touch someone hundreds or thousands of D ln ttw Aid , r , . * u„n ' miles away simply by making a phone call. But it does CRS also provided disaster relief last year to Hon mean that in a special way we will be more intimate with, duras. Ecuador, East Africa and Lebanon. -r. closer to, the other person. In addition, the annual CRS appeal gives American ’That’s the way it is with Catholic Relief Services. The Catholics the opportunity to participate in CRS’ ongoing,, slogan of that American Catholic overseas relief agency is efforts to provide developmental assistance to Third World “Touch a Hungry World.” ’The slogan, of course, doesn't countries. In Africa. Asia, the Middle East, and Latin. mean that we will be able physically to touch someone in America CRS sponsors self-help developmental programs an underdeveloped country or a disaster area or a poverty- that affect the lives of millions. Those projects aim to • stricken land. But it does mean that through our contribu eliminate the causes of poverty and help strengthen the^ ^ tions at Masses on the weekend of March 13 we will be able global economy by raising the standard of living in de to share with the needy and destitute around the world, to veloping countries. ^ . help them through CRS programs out of their poverty. Provide Know-How Oversea* ffe//ef “Your annual appeal contributing enables CRS to . TOUCH Catholic Relief Services is the overseas relief and provide clean water, agricultural assistance, nutrition development agency of American Catholic Bishops. Much education, and leadership training to millions of poor each • of the day-to-day operation of the agency is dependent on year,” stated Bishop ^w in Broderick, CRS executive, the individual contributions in the annual appeal. director. “With our help, these projects can provide skills, A Some of the internationally recognized efforts made resources, and the know-how to help many of the world’s possible through recent annual appeal collections included poor to become self-sufficient and attain greater human* ‘ HUNGRY the distribution of 96.823,000 tons of food, valued at SS6.5 dignity. WORLD Catholic Relief Services Dear Family In Christ: May I urge you to be generous in this collec tion which will ^ taken up on Sunday, March 13. The Season of Lent calls us to repentance and While we look at the long-range threat of Nuclear to a development of a deeper sense of ou.r oneness warfare, and try to deal with it, we nust also with all humanity addre.ss the immediate needs of our sisters and After World War II, the United States Catholic brothers throughout this world of ours who often Bishops established an over-seas aid organization lack the basic necessities for a decent kind of life. known as Catholic Relief Services Since its begin Catholic Relief Services does much to help many nings more than 23 years ago. the organization has of those people and we need to respond to their cry grown in size and scope so that It touches the lives with generous hearts of people in mure than 70 ('ountries, most of whom I ask the Ixird's special blessings for you and are classified as third-world peoples your families in the Lenten Season. i V Catholic Relief Services is committed to both Your brother in Christ, long-range development projects and to im mediate disaster relief efforts Every dollar con ' 2 tributed by Catholics in the L 'n it^ Slates is / f 1 ^ matched three or four times by grants from •’ll4- private foundations and from the United States ■a.' nnvernmeni James V. Casey Archbishop of Denver r < \IUTIBISHOl*'S OFFICE Correction 300 Josephine Street O e n \rr, Ct>Kt)206 The annual Day With the Foreign Missions on April IS < and 17, will be held nt Christ the King Church, which is on E.. > .a Eighth Ave. In Denver, and not at Cure d’Ars Church (which '' Is not on E. Eighth Ave.) as was incorrectly suted in Janies O fficial .i Fiedler’s “ Rambliags” column in the March 2 issue. SCHEDULES ’Tuesday, March 15, 6 p.m.. Denver Partnership ARCHBISHOP JAMES V. CASEY Award Dinner. Saturday, March 12, 11:30 a.m., Denver, St. ’Thomas Wednesday, March 16, Noon, Catholic Pastoral Cen The Denver CathoUc R oister (USPS 5S7-030) Seminary, Catholic Biblical School Day of Recollection. ter, Celebration of the Mass. M «Jt « .I Concelebrated Mass. Thursday, March 17, 7:30 a.m., Denver Civic Ven 2 2 / ^ * ' ' ^ ° ° ......... - ............ Publisher Sunday, March IS, 10:45 a.m. and 12:13 p.m„ Lit tures, Inc., Board metting. James Fiedler................................. ........... - 8 | tleton, St. Mary’s Church, Concelebrated Masses, Con ’Thursday, March 17, 4 p.m., AMC Cancer Research firmation, and Pastoral Visit.