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Inside B ish op 9» installation cerem on ies set — — ... The TL.. MondayK a u l o » iprogram t e r a r 'im sariwill 11 servecs>r Centre, N .Y . diocese and nephew F r John M O Toole, diocesan auxiliary in , to solemnise the rites of Sunday By PATRICIA BARTOS of Bishop Bevilacqua master of ceremonies since 1971. N e w nam e Joseph M Sullivan. In that service, prepared at Also concelebrating will be Fr. will serve in that role for the Also concelebrating with the Bishop Bevilacqua's specific Social and Community Installation ceremonies have Leo Vanyo. administrator of St. installation Also participating will be two request to include the presence of Services of the Diocese of been set by the diocese which will Paul Cathedral, and Fr Philip will be Bishop-Elect Adam J welcome the 10th bishop in its 140- personally singled out by the new Maida, a diocesan priests. Religious and selected lay Pittsburgh Inc., to have new Campbell, vicar for in the year-history Sunday, Dec. 11. Pittsburgh bishop — Fr Andrew who will take ov r as head men and women, the entrance name. Page 11. diocese and coordinator for the when Brooklyn F Klarmann of the Rockville of the Green Bay, Wise , diocese in procession will be led by a installation ceremonies. Anthony J. Bevilacqua formally Centre. N .Y ., Diocese, to whom January. carrying a lighted candle while takes over the reins of the diocese Bishop Bevilacqua has long Also attending will be more than the opening hymn "Christ the Leaders of other religious from Bishop Vincent Leonard, credited his own priestly vocation, 40 U.S. and some 100 Light and Day.” is sung congregations from within the who has served as Ordinary for 14 and Msgr. John Alesandro, priest-colleagues of Bishop The lighted candle symbolises Bevilacqua from Brooklyn. diocese will also attend. years. chancellor of the Rockville Christ as the light of the world and The take-over will occur on of the new bishop's role as Bishop Leonard's 75th birthday — carrying that light to his new the point at which bishop« retire diocese. ChriitBUM aid and six months following his After the procession, the new resignation. The bishop has been bishop will read a short prayer Ladies of Charity Christmas serving as Apostolic Administra­ and then the actual procedure in appeal to aid elderly. Page 8. tor of the diocese in the interim. which the bishop becomes Welcoming ceremonies for Ordinary of the diocese — which Trip to Rmsfto Bishop Bevilacqua will span two will take some 10 minutes — days. He will take possession of occurs. Beaver nurse gets a After greetings by Bishop look at the Soviet medical care the diocese in a vespers service Leonard, and in his presence and system. Page 7. before an invited audience of priests. Sisters, brothers and that of Aux Bishops McDowell laymen and women Sunday, Dec. and Bosco and Bishop-Elect Life cycle 11, at 3 p.m. in St. Paul Cathedral, Maida. Fr. O'Toole as master of Oakland. A reception will follow in ceremonies will bring the seven Educator emphasizes "spiri­ diocesan consultors forward. tual aspect” for psychological Cathedral High School. His formal installation will be Bishop McDowell will ask Bishop growth in life cycles. Page 6. Monday, Dec. 12. beginning at 2 Bevilacqua: "Do you have a p.m. in the Cathedral (also before mandate I rom the Holy See?' Also Inside an invited congregation of some John Paul IPs letter 1,800 persons). A dinner will follow appointing Bishop Bevilacqua to Obituaries Page 3 at the David Lawrence Conven­ the Pittsburgh Diocese will then Editorials...... Pages 4-5 tion Center. be read. The consultors will then Home Again Page 7 Installation ceremonies for the ask him several questions, Calendar Page 9 60-year-old bishop will be including ". Are you resolved to conducted by Cardinal John Krol, accept leadership of the Diocese of metropolitan of the ecclesiastical Pittsburgh as our bishop?" D e a t h s province of Pennsylvania, in the After the Questioning is presence of Pio Laghi, completed. Bishop Bevilacqua James F. Joyce, Whitehall. will exchange greetings with the Mrs. Ann A. Rogus, Ambrid- apostolic delegate to the U.S. In attendance will be Cardinal bishops and consultors The brief *e vespers service will follow and Mrs. Helen W. Szepietowsky, John Carberry, retired archbis­ hop of St. Louis, and Cardinal John conclude the day. Crafton Heights. Dearden, retired archbishop of The diocesan committee Sister Mary Francis Jacob, a coordinating all events for the member of the Sisters of St. who was bishop of the Pittsburgh Diocese from 1950 to installation has been inpuling Joseph, Baden. reservation confirmations, Sister Ignatia Munsch, a 1959. Concelebrants for the installa­ incoming flight and arrival times member of the Benedictine tion Mass on Monday will be and other information into a Sisters, Pittsburgh. computer to get a better grasp on Mrs. Pearl E. (Antkowiak) Archbishop Laghi, Bishop Leonard, Brooklyn Bishop Fr. Philip Campbell, seated left, chairman of the and Fr. Robert Wolk, associate chairman (both all of the details involved. Kulwicki, Pittsburgh. Francis J. Mugavero, Aux. committee planning for Bishop Anthony J. sealed). Standing are Sister Isabel Concannon, Committees are at work to care Miss Esther A. Roeser, Port Bishops John B. McDowell and Bevilacqua’s installation ceremonies, leads a associate chairman, and Richard Gibala, music for the visiting Cardinals and Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Anthony G. Bosco of Pittsburgh, meeting of committee members. They include minister. Pittsburgh. — Photo bv John C. Keenan i t 'AnfinuMMl on oaff 2 ) and Bishop Bevilacqua's fellow Sister Lois Ann Wuenstel, committee secretary,

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His , Bishop Priest reflects on new bishop 9s 9S2 speech Leonard, announces the following appointments and does not bring "a lot of startling listen" to his priests as the changes, effective Thursday. (Father Mark Papen, director ot "as sons and friends...by his new changes." However, he did Vatican II document stresses. He December 1, 1983. except where the diocese's ministry to priests readiness to listen to them and by point out that the revised code further articulated that in "his noted: program, covered Bishop Anthony his trusting familiarity, a bishop does place new and special readiness to listen" to his priests J. Bevilacqua's presentation to can work to promote the whole emphasis on the bond of love that and "by his trusting familiarity" ADMINISTRATOR pastoral work of the entire priests here last spring at the Fr. Mark is to exist between the bishop and with them a bishop "can work to The Reverend Joseph D. diocese's Law Seminar. Fr. diocese.” his priests. promote the whole pastoral work These words were given special Papen Slater. S .T.L., from the faculty Papen's report was carried in the In speaking of the obligations of of the entire diocese. ” emphasis in March of last year of Wheeling College. Wheeling. . With the the bishop toward his priests, as This same point was stressed in when Bishop Anthony J. , to Administra­ upcoming installation ot Bishop contained in the revised code, the bishop's recent Pittsburgh Bevilacqua spoke at the diocesan tor. (Vicar Substitute!, Saint Bevilacqua as head of the Bishop Bevilacqua emphasized Catholic interview, in which he Canon Law Seminar at the Hyatt Catherine of Sweden Parish. Pittsburgh Diocese, Fr. Papen was that we must look to the Vatican II stated: "The bishop can't House in Chatham Center. His Wildwood. asked to once again reflect on what Decree on the Bishops' Pastoral p h ysic a lly be present w ith presentation, entitled "Priestly the bishop sees as a bishop's priests need to work together "to Office to find the relationship everyone, but he must be present CHAPLAINS Life and Ministry,” takes on new relationship with his priests, be present to the people," thus between bishops and priests to the people." Thus he indicates The Reverend Anthony J. meaning with Bishop Bevilac­ according to the Revised Code of giving evidence to his belief in the "properly ’articulated." It is in that he will work through his Cipolla, from assistant. Saint qua's recent appointment as the Canon Law.) words of the Vatican II decree this document where we find that priests to achieve this goal. Philip Parish, Crafton. to 10th Bishop of Pittsburgh. quoted above. the bishop is exhorted to “ always He also gives strong indication Chaplain, McGuire Memorial In a recent interview with the By FR. MARK S. PAPEN, welcome his priests with a special of his desire to work closely with Home. New Brighton. Pittsburgh Catholic, Bishop Early in his presentation last Director, love since they assume, in part, the members of communities of Bevilacqua strongly emphasized year. Bishop Bevilacqua pointed Ministry to Priests the bishop's duties and cares and women and men Religious in the The Reverend Albert L. Zapf. the importance of working closely out that the revised code carry the weight of them day by diocese, all of whom have been to Chaplain Pro Tern, Holy with the priests of the diocese. "synthesizes and incorporates the In the Vatican II Decree on the day so zealously. He should regard invited, along with all priests of Family Institute, Emsworth. He was quoted as saying that his changes and legislation that have Bishops’ Pastoral Office in the his priests as sons and friends. the diocese, to attend the Sunday. effective Monday, November Church it is clearly stated that the main priority after his installation come about since Vatican II.” He stressed that in the area of priestly He went on to emphasize the 28. 1983 bishop is to have a "special love” will be to meet with his priests and need for the bishop's “ readiness to (Continued on page 3) for his priests, regarding them stress that both the bishop and his life and ministry, the revised code Rights of Family charter catted model for tiattons By JERRY FILTEAU Rite Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, WASHINGTON (NC) — TheHoly See on Nov. 24 Manitoba, who proposed the concept and a issued a Charter of the Rights of the Fam ily, general outline of its contents in a speech to the calling it a "model and point of reference” for the synod. laws and policies of nations. The idea drew enthusiastic support from the more than 200 bishops assembled for the synod, The 12-article charter, paralleling other but they did not have time in the month-long international charters of human rights, declares meeting to draw up a refined document the priority of the family over “the state or any themselves. They asked Pope John Paul II to other community” as a "natural society” that finish development of the document in has “inherent rights which are inalienable." consultation with experts and bishops’ It declares marriage "the natural institution to conferences around the world. which the mission of transmitting life is "Almost all of these rights are already to be exclusively entrusted” and says that any found in other documents of both the Church and attempts “ in any way to limit the freedom of the international community," says the couples in deciding about their children introduction to the nine-page charter. “The constitute a grave offense against human dignity present charter attempts to elaborate them and justice.' further, to define them with greater clarity and to Rights of the family that it outlines range from bring them together in an organic, ordered and a right to privacy to “ economic conditions which systematic presentation.” assure them a standard of living appropriate to their dignity and full development,” from Despite the modest disclaimer that the charter freedom of choice in religion and in the education is simply listing existing, established rights, it of their children to the rights to participate fully presents sharp challenges to existing laws or in political and social activity and to receive a policies of probably every country in the world. free flow of information. To Western democracies it challenges The charter insists that governments uphold abortion, artificial birth control, and in some "the institutional value of marriage” and countries such as the a policy of repudiates any law placing “ the situation of non­ placing what the charter calls “unjust burdens" on the exercise of the right of educational choice. married couples...on the same level as marriage The children at St. Anthony School for Exceptional training the students in minimal-skiU nursing care duly contracted.” To countries in the Soviet bloc it challenges work this winter. At the presentation in Sister state control of education and policies of Children said a very special “thank you" last week The National Conference of Catholic Bishops in to Sister Joanne Marie Andiorio, executive Joanne’s office were, from left, students Lisa Ray. Washington released the charter on discrimination against professed believers. Jerry Haglund. Kathy Kelley (rear) and Maria Third World governments are challenged to director of Mercy Hospital. They presented her Thanksgiving Day, coinciding with its issuance at with a placque in gratitude for Mercy’s donation of Lee. Sister Patricia Miklusko, VSC, of St. Anthony the Vatican. provide stronger structural systems of basic School looks on. services and adequate distribution of wealth to hospital equipment to the vocational training The charter originated as an idea presented to program at St. Anthony. The school will begin the 1980 world Synod of Bishops by Ukrainian- assure family stability. Page 2 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, December 2, 1983 Ifiocesan news

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(Continued from page 1) attitude as being one of concern Making up the honor guard will be bishops and the Brooklyn that the ceremonies are carried the Knights of St. Gregory, delegations, in addition to out properly but also that they be Knights of Malta, Police and numerous family members who “not unduly prolonged.” Firemen, Knights of the Holy will be participating. Fr. O’Toole will have 14 Sepulcher and Knigbts of The Mass and ceremonies on assistants at the Mass. Lectors Columbus. Monday, Dec. 12, are estimated to will be Dr. Lionel W. Young and The ceremony will open with a last some two hours. This is Carol K. Brosnahan, representing rite of reception at the Cathedral despite Bishop Bevilacqua’s the laity, with Richard Moser as doors. Cardinal Krol will present intention to keep the ceremony as organist, Ricbard Gibala as music Bishop Bevilacqua to Aux. brief as possible. director, Beatrice Fleo as cantor Bishops McDowell and Bosco and The logistics of seating the some and the choir made up of to F r. Campbell and F r. Vanyo. 40 bishops, 500 Pittsburgh priests, seminarians, priests and the Bishop Bevilacqua will kiss the 100 from Brooklyn, plus family Sisters of Divine Providence, in crucifix presented to him andtben members and invited guests alone addition to guests. sprinkle himself and tbose nearby will take at least half an hour, Fr. with holy water. Campbell estimated. Ushering will be the Cathedral He described the new Bishop’s ushers and Serra Club members. After the entrance procession and hymn, Bishop Leonard will welcome Bishop Bevilacqua in the Cerem onies on radio * TV sanctuary and Archbishop Laghi will extend a greeting. The Installation ceremonies for Pittsburgh’s new Bishop, Anthony J. apostolic letter, read at Sunday’s Bevilacqua on Monday, Dec. 12, will dominate the news here on ceremony, will be read again. that day. After the procedure, Cardinal Catholic schools will be closed, diocesan offices will be closed, Krol will lead Bishop Bevilacqua and the 2 p.m. ceremonies in St. Paul Cathedral will be carried live to the Bishop's chair, where he on television and radio. will be presented with bis pastoral Channel 11, W PXI-TV, will broadcast the entire ceremony live, staff, or crosier. beginning at 2 p.m., with Hank Baughman and Fr. Ronald In the acclamation segment Lengwin as commentators. which follows, the congregation K D K A Radio 1020 AM will also carry the entire ceremony with will greet the new bishop with Bill Steinbach and Fr.Thomas Tobin as narrators. applause while a party of 10 Channel 2, KDKA-TV, will broadcast live from 2 to 3 p.m. with B ishop’s Thanksgiving persons representing the diocese Ray Tannehill and Fr. Charles Bober commenting on the will welcome him and pledge their Bishop Leonard continued his Thanksgiving on the North Side. With the bishop are, from left,;. ceremony cooperation and support. Mildred Donovan, Mother Regina, Mother Channel 4, WTAE-TV, will provide live reports from the tradition of offering Mass and sharing a turkey Included in theparty will be Mr. Cathedral during the installation. The station has also slated a half dinner with the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Provincial Gerard and Clyde Heinauer. and Mrs. John Beggy, coordina­ residents of the James P. Wall Home for the Aged . — Photo by John C. Keenan' hour program on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in which Don tors for the Diocesan Parish Share Cannon will review the installation ceremonies. Program, representing the laity: In addition, all three Pittsburgh stations will carry reports on Fr. Arthur Garbin, representing the ceremonies as part of their 6 and 11 p.m. news programs. priests: Sister Isabel Concannon, Diocesan clothing drive surpasses In Brooklyn, friends, co-workers and fellow priests are slating representing Sisters; and Mrs. events to honor and say goodbye to Bishop Bevilacqua. Delia Reilly, representing On Saturday, Dec. 3, the staff members of the Brooklyn diocesan employees. Diocese’s Migration and Refugee Office, which Bishop Bevilacqua Making up the Offertory last year’s results by 10,000 pounds has headed since its establishment 12 years ago, will sponsor a procession will be five additional Mass for him. The bishop will be homilist for the 7 p.m. event in representatives, including a The results bf this year’s This year’s parish leaders were Liberty, 6,000; St. Edward in Blawnox, 6,000; St. John the Regina Pacis Church. young child who has just made his Thanksgiving Clothing Collection St. Frances Cabrini in Center The Brooklyn Diocese maintains 10 apostolates for ethnic First Communion, another who for Catholic Relief Services in the Tw p., 11,200 pounds; St. Robert Baptist in Monaca, 5,327. groups and, in recognition of his close ties with these groups and has just been confirmed, plus a Pittsburgh Diocese topped last Bellarmine, East McKeesport, St. Catherine in Wildwood, with refugees, many ethnic Catholics will join in the tribute retired priest and a retired Sister. year’s results by more than 10,000 10,200; St. Titus in Aliquippa, 5,000; Madonna del Castello in dressed in native garb. “ We Rely on the Power of God,” pounds, according to a report 8,385. Swissvale, 4,200; St. John the At least 1,000 persons are expected to attend. the composition by Chicago released this week by Msgr. Paul Baptist in Baden, 4,100; and Our The clergy of the Brooklyn Diocese have planned a reception for musician Richard Hillert that was Bassompierre, diocesan chair­ St. Ferdinand in Cranberry Lady of Fatima in Hopewell Tw p ., Monday evening, Dec. 5, in bonor of the bishop at the Catholic Prep adapted from the second letter to man of the annual appeal. Twp., 7,810; Sacred Heart in East 4,077. Seminary in the Elkhurst section of Queens. Timothy and commissioned by the This year’s contributions, with Staff people at Brooklyn's Chancery Building will bid farewell to diocese for the installation Mass, 272 parishes in the diocese Bishop Bevilacqua at a Mass and reception Tuesday, Dec. 6. will be played as the meditation participating, amounted to 387,902 Bishop Leonard’s final task Brooklyn Bishop Francis Mugavero will officiate. following distribution of pounds of clothing that will be Among the Brooklyn residents who will journey to Pittsburgh to Communion. forwarded to the needy through­ The annual Bishop's Mass and afternoon he will pass on witness Bishop Bevilacqua’s installation will be the family of Bishop Bevilacqua will give out the world. breakfast meeting of the Society possession of the diocese to Walter Procanyn — Mr. and Mrs. Procanyn plus their two brief homilies at both Sunday's Last year, 271 parishes raised of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Bishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua daughters, Donna and Tracy. services and at Monday’s Mass. 377,198 pounds of usable clothing. Pittsburgh, will be Sunday, Dec. in ceremonies at the Cathedral. The family will come as a gesture of respect and friendship for He will also give brief remarks at Last year's cash contributions 11, at 10 a.m. in St. Paul the man who visited Tracy time and again when she was diagnosed the Mass's conclusion. amounted to $354, while this year's Cathedral, Oakland. The breakfast meeting will as having a brain tumor. The bishop brought a relic lor her and Bishop Bevilacqua will spend drive netted $730.30. Bishop Vincent M. Leonard follow the Mass in the St. prayed with and for her and helped to keep up her spirits, his first few days as Bishop of Total donations by county were: will officiate at the Mass, in Nicholas Greek Orthodox according to a Brooklyn source. Pittsburgh with no formal time Allegheny, 227,762 pounds; what will be his final task as Church Hall at 419 Dithridge St. The Prdca'ftyft# bcTibVe the Bishop’s prayers and concern aided commitments. Rather, he plans to Beaver, 60,546; Butler, 24,351; apostolic administrator of the in Oakland. in T ra c y ’s unexpected recovery. She is currently a student at St. begin getting acquainted with his Lawrence, 17,025; Washington, Pittsburgh Diocese — later that Donation is $6. Sebastian School in Queens. ______priests and with his new diocese. 51,003, and Greene, 7,215. Ursuline opening " I R E L A N D j Friendship House, a 20-bed “ hospital hostel,” DURANTVS located in the former St. Ursula Hall at Ursuline TOUR fMftJK l'f.1 2 1 HKMT.U HA.XT June 24,1984 Academy in Bloomfield, will open Friday, Dec. 9, 128 N. Craig St Oakland, near St Paul's Cathedral with a wine and cheese reception from 5 to 7 p.m. ! Non-Slap from Plttiburph i A news conference will be held during a WKIIIMXUK KKI'KPTIOXS 1 week all inclusive i breakfast at the facility on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at l.\ KI.KUAVT IH M V t. IIOOMS $ 4 9 9 plus tax & Service I 9:30 a.m. ALSO Renovation work on the 100-year-old mansion • LUNCHEONS »DINNER MEETINGS ! Galaxy Travel j at 201 S. Winebiddle St. has been completed. The l 10 Dull Rd . Pflh , Pa 15235 ] structure had been used as St. Ursula Hall until Z 2 S L the academy closed in 1980. 6 8 2 -1 1 5 5 412-371-0800 j Open Tues. thru Sun 11 to 9. Closed Monday It will provide temporary lodging at a moderate cost for persons who have family members in nearby hospitals. Friendship House will offer guests cooking and laundry facilities, a common living room and a vending area. It will be staffed by a full-time manager and be operated by Ursuline Center, Inc., a non-profit community service organization. OPEN An advisory committee has also been established to develop a referral policy and to determine fees. The committee also will be involved in operation of the home. General contractor for the work was Baldwin Electric in Washington, with Donald Glass of HOUSE Louis and Henry Inc. of Louisville, Ky., as architect. Support was provided by Allegheny County Department of Development, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Merck Company Foundation, Neville Chemical Co., the Pittsburgh Diocese, presents Friends and Neighbors in Need, Urban Affairs Foundation of the United Jewish Federation, Wheeler Paint, the Pittsburgh Foundation, Sears Professor Lawrence Stone and Jo-Ann Fabrics. Also, numerous gifts of goods and services were Archbishop Rembert Weakland, O.S.B. contributed. Fo r information, contact Sister Elaine Eckert ‘Religion and Public Policy* at 363-3100. 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 1983 Acolytes named %/ "A past to Cherish... Kennedy Hall, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa. Five seminarians for the Pittsburgh Diocese were among 11 young men conferred with the A future to create” The publk is invited to this Admission is free. ministry of acolyte recently at St. Vincent presentation by Lawrence Reservations are required. Basilica in Latrobe Officiating was Greensburg Stone, Dodge Professor of Phone 412 539-1300 Bishop William G. Connare. History at Princeton University, (Box Office open Monday The St. Vincent seminarians are: Harry R. thru Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, Bielewicz. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Saint Benedict and Archbishop Rembert G. Bielewicz of Coraopolis and St. Margaret M ary Weakland, O.S.B. (Archdiocese I to 4 p.m.) parish in Moon Tw p.; Francis G . Bolek, son of Mr of Milwaukee), chairman of and Mrs. Frank A. Bolek of Donora and Holy the National Catholk Bishops ■ ■ ■ Name Church. A c a d e m y Conference Committee on John P. Hickey, son of the late John and Irene Christianity and Capitalism. Hickey of McKeesport and St. Peter parish; The purpose of the conference ■ ■ ■ Kenneth E. Kezmarsky, son of Mrs. Katherine is to explore one of the most Kezmarsky of Holy Innocents parish, Sheraden; important national and Inter­ and David W. Wierzchowski, son of Mr. and Mrs. 4530 Perrysville Avenue Edward L. Wierzchowski of Mt. Oliver and St. national questions of our time: Canice Church. Pittsburgh Pa. 15229 the relation of religion and THRESHOLD public polky. Areas of current ON THE Opera on Carmelites controversy to be addressed 412-931-6050 include civil rights (especially TWENTY FIRST W P IT (730< AM and 101 FM j will broadcast the In Central America), Just war CENTURY Metropolitan Opera Company’s performance of theories in a nuclear age, A series of lectures and cultural “ Dialogue of the Carmelites” on Saturday, Dec. Tuesday December 6 morality and the law, Church 10 at 1 p.m. The performance will be sung in events made possible by a grant and State relations. from the Kennametal Foundation. English. Composed by Poulenc, the plot of the opera deals with the martyrdom of Carmelite nuns at a monastery during the French 7:30 PM Revolution. Plocesan/world news Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, December 2, 1983 — Page 3

O b i t u a r i e s News in brief Geraldine Michanowicz of Fox nieces and nephews, among them World War U ) , is survived by four Jam es F. Joyce Chapel and Alexandra Wunderly Fr. William L. Jacob, CSSR, of daughters, Lillian Sekelick, Josephine Jalkowski, Pearl Funeral Mass for James F. of Colonial Heights, Va.; two City. Mason membership fserious sin9 Krajcovic and Hildegarde Joyce of Whitehall was offered sisters, Helen Martin of Oakdale Slavish, all of Pittsburgh; and Wednesday, Nov. 23. in St. and Julia Sujak of Carnegie; three Funeral Mass was offered in the three sons, Leonard and Henry, VATICAN CITY (NC) — Catholics who join the Masons commit Scholastica Church, Aspinwall. brothers, Paul Smosna of motherhouse chapel Tuesday, both of Pittsburgh, and F r. “ serious sin" and may not receive the Eucharist, the Vatican Burial followed in Calvary Petersburg, Fla., John Smosna of Nov; 29. Burial followed in the announced Nov. 26. McKees Rocks and Andrew Sisters’ cemetery in Baden Raymond, who currently is Cemetery. working among the Mexican The announcement came on the eve of the promulgation of the Mr. Joyce, 68, died Monday, Smosna of Pittsburgh; and 12 migrants in the priestless counties new Code of Canon Law which does not include joining the Masons Nov. 21, in the Aspinwall grandchildren. Sr. Ignatia of rural Georgia. Fr Raymond is as grounds for automatic excommunication, as did the previous Veterans’ Hospital following a Burial was in the St. Stanislaus code. also chaplain at the Georgia State long illness. Cemetery. Funeral Mass for Sister Ignatia “ The negative judgment of the Church remains unchanged in Prison in Reidsvilie. Son of the late Agnes Hogan and Munsch was offered Saturday, regard to Masonic associations, because their principles have Also surviving are 37 grand­ Michael Joyce, he was a 1934 H . Szepietowsky Nov. 26, in the Marian chapel at always been considered irreconcilable with the doctrine of the children and 24 great-grandchild­ graduate of Duquesne Universi­ Mount St. Mary Priory of the Church and because membership in them remains prohibited." Mass of Christian Burial was ren. ty's Prep School. Mr. Joyce also Benedictine Sisters, Perrysvilie. said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect for the Vatican offered in St. Paul Cathedral, A concelebrated funeral Mass took night classes at Carnegie Burial followed in St. Mary Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which issued the Oakland, on Nov. 19 for Helen W. was offered Thursday. Dec. 1, in Tech. Cemetery, Ross Twp. announcement. “ Members of the faithful who belong to Masonic Szepietowsky of Crafton Heights. Immaculate Heart of Mary, He served with the U.S. Arm y Sister Ignatia, 77, died associations cannot receive Holy Communion.” Mrs. Szepietowsky died Nov. 17 followed by burial in St. Stanislaus during World War II from 1942 to Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Mercy Cardinal Ratzinger also said the announcement on the Masons in West Penn Hospital, Bloom­ Cemetery, Mill vale 1945 and was a staff sergeant in the Hospital. had been approved by Pope John Paul II. field. She was 70. Memorials may be made to the Signal Corps with the 592nd Sister entered the order from St. Mrs. Szepietowsky had worked Reidsvilie Amphibius Assault Company in Boniface Church, North Side, and Bethlehem University to reopen for nine years as a cashier at Building Project Fund, Reids­ the South Pacific. taught in schools of the Palmer’s Restaurant. She vilie, Ga. 30453, or the charity of M r. Joyce had been employed at Pittsburgh, Greensburg and formerly had workerd for nine one’s choice. NEW YORK (NC) — Israeli military have agreed to Airtek Inc. in Irwin and earlier at Altoona-Johnstown Dioceses for years at the Webster Hall Hotel reopen the Vatican-affliated Bethlehem University a month early the Ralph A. Hiller Co. 55 years. She also taught at St. after ordering it closed following student disturbances, according He was a past commander of coffee shop, two years for Donohoe’s Restaurant and for 11 Benedict Academy. to a message released by the Catholic Near East Welfare Uhlman-Horne VFW Post 456 in Sister was a graduate of years at Armstrong Cork. Esther Roeser Association in New York. Mt. Oliver. Members of the post . She retired Classes were scheduled to resume Dec. 5, instead of in January, served as his pallbearers. She is survived by one sister, Funeral Mass for Esther A.« Wanda Wolkiewicz of Wiikins- in 1978. which will allow the fall and spring semesters to be completed in Preceded in death by his wife Surviving are nieces and Roeser of Port Charlotte, Fla.,! time to conduct the university's summer session which had been burg. Claire Lambing Joyce, he is nephews. was offered Wednesday, Nov. 23, cancelled. . „ . . . . survived by cousins. Burial was in St. Stanislaus in St. Charles Borromeo Church, The university, owned by the Christian Brothers and the Cemetery, Shaler. with burial in Restlawn Memorial Vatican, was ordered closed for 60days Nov. 2 after rock-throwing Ann A. Rogus Pearl Kulw icki Gardens in Port Charlotte. students clashed with military troops. Sr. M . Francis Mass of Christian Burial was Pearl E. (Antkowiak) Kulwicki, Miss Roeser died Sunday, Nov. “ It was made clear than any recurrence of violent Sister Mary Francis Jacob of mother of Holy Ghost Fr. 20, in the Port Charlotte Care demonstration or disturbances of the public order would evoke offered in St. Stanislaus Church, Ambridge, on Nov. 30 for Mrs. Ann the Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden, Raymond J. Kulwicki, died Center, where she was a resident. stiff penalties to the university in the future,” said Christian died Monday, Nov. 26, in the Sunday, Nov. 27, in St. Francis Miss Roeser was 82. Brother Thomas Scanlan, vice chancellor of the university. A. Rogus of Ambridge. Mrs. Rogus died Nov. 27 in Medical Center of Beaver County General Hospital. She would have A native of Pittsburgh, she was Sewickley Valley Hospital, following a long illness. been 88 on Dec. 9. a retired secretary for a private- P o p e to visit South Korea establishment here. She was al Sewickley. She was 84 and in her 64th year Mrs. Kulwicki was a lifelong Born in Carnegie, she was the of Religious life. member of Immaculate Heart of former parishioner at St. Paul; VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Vatican confirmed Nov. 28 that daughter of the late Stanley and Sister entered the community in M ary Church on Polish Hill and Cathedral and Sacred Heart in- Pope John Paul II plans to visit South Korea May 3-7 to help Pauline Smosna. Mrs. Rogus was 1920 from St. Lawrence O’Toole was a former member of the Altar East Liberty. celebrate the bicentennial of the arrival of Catholicism in the a member of St. Stanislaus parish parish in Garfield and taught in and Rosary Society. Miss Roeser moved to Florida in country. and belonged to the Christian schools of the Pittsburgh and She married the late Joseph J. 1980 and attended St, Charles Vatican press spokesman Father Romeo Panciroli said other Borromeo Church. Mothers. Altoona-Johnstown Dioceses. Kulwicki on Thanksgiving Day in countries may be added to the trip, but that "the only sure thing at She is survived by her husband, She was preceded in death by 1912. Surviving are two sisters, ! this point is South Korea.” The dates of the South Korean visit Margaret Forsythe of Port ; Alexander; son, William of one sister. Sister M. Paul, CSJ. Mrs. Kulwicki, who was Charlotte and Beatrice Weber of < could still be changed, he added. Madison, ; three daughters, Surviving are one sister, Marcella preceded in death by one son, Chicago. Anna Jane Baloga of Erie, Nossek of Phoenix, Ariz., and Richard S. (a paratrooper killed in Priest reflects on speech

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H elpin g others town the Irish priest doesn’t talk to frogs — m y God, for frogs — for By NORBERT F. GAUGHAN the Polish priest and the Polish french fries, and then at the end he An old friend, Bartek, stopped priest doesn’t talk to the Italian. had the nerve to say, ‘and then far E ight local organizations w ere the beneficiaries of the: me after Mass at a parish Who says that out loud and prays the greatest gift, our brother Cam paign for Hum an Developm ent, the educational and visitation. He is 70, of Polish for those guys?” Jesus.’ “Imagine, Jesus along ancestry, former coal miner, self- N O R B E R T F. financial effort established in 1969 to focus attention on and GAUGHAN \ t Bartek continued: “ I saw this with french fries and peanut to help elim inate poverty. taught. “ Do you ever listen to T V talk show once, with a smart butter and frogs! You priests tell those prayers you people say?’’ he professor up there going on about us that what we’re doing is Prim ary funding for the CHD com es from the annual asked. “ You know, the ones you collection taken up in parishes during N ovem ber. Seventy- the 'imperial presidency.’ He said remembering the life and passion either make up at the Prayers of 'how Nixon and ail those guys were and death of Jesus. And then you five percent of the collection is sent to the national CH D the Faithful, or else read at like Roman emperors: everything use that phony substitute talk foi headquarters and is distributed to fund programs meetings and gatherings where everybody the world over do what was the best, the greatest. They’d the real thing. Me, I ’d just like it if throughout the nation. The Mon Valley Unemployed priests say prayers mostly for we can’t do here.” never admit there was anything some parishioners don’t pick oh Com m ittee received a $42,000 g ra n t from the national window-dressing?" Cautiously He pushed on. “ Why not just ask wrong with the way they were others.” ‘ cam paign. the answer was ventured, "Yes, I for some basic things? I heard a handling things. If anybody “ Then too,” he added, “ I ’d like The remainder of the collection stays in the Pittsburgh guess so. Of course.” priest pray that all the hungry of disagreed, they were enemies. to see somebody above, that’s you Diocese a n d is allocated by Bishop Leonard to finance l o c a l Bartek continued: “ How about the world might receive enough to Sometimes the prayers you guys guys, admit we made mistakes; self-help human development projects. Receiving g r a n t s the prayer that was read at this eat. Sure, but right here in town say sound like that. Everything’s M y pope, John Paul, he tells the Mass? The lector asked that God totaling $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 from the 1982 collection were the H i l l we’ve got some ‘bag’ ladies all right here, it’s just those other world that the Church goofed in would grant people the world over fellows we have to pray for; or we D istrict Citizens Developm ent Corporation, $3,000; almost. Who cares about them? the Galileo case. He’s going over H m o n g to live in peace. I ask you, isn’t tell God to change everybody but to a Lutheran Church to admit Association of W estern Pennsylvania, $3,000; Second East Who sees they get enough to eat?” that asking too much of God?” If over the years it’s hard to stop us.” publicly that both sides were in the, H ills P a rk Te n a n t Council, In c., $2,000; Coalition for a Back came the glib response, Bartek, it was worse now. “Why “ Yeah, Imperial’s a margarine, wrong about Martin Luther. He United C la irton , $2,000; Law renceville Citizens Council, “ Yes, Bartek, but you know, it’s as not just begin at a smaller level? isn’t it — a substitute for the real doesn’t mind admitting mistakes,; Inc., $2,000; M etropolitan Tenants Organization, $1,000; much to give people the idea that Ask God to help us do basic things thing? So one day I heard a priest so why don’t you fellows act like and P ro je ct H elp O u r People E a rn , $1,000. they have to work at bringing we're not doing before we go on to say this on Thanksgiving. ’ ’ Bartek him and pray for those basic,* Members of the Pittsburgh Diocese realize that many of peace.” change the world? Last week we took a tattered sheet of paper from simple things we can do their friends and neighbors are suffering economically and “ I know, I know,” said Bartek, prayed that God give us His his coat, ‘ ‘These are what he asked something about?” have contributed generously to CHD. Not only do the funds “ but why not just ask that the ‘choicest’ blessings. Me, I ’ll take us to thank God for: pumpkins, I told Bartek I had to hurry to! parishioners live in peace? You cotton candy, for funny looking benefit grou ps and organizations locally, but aid agencies to any kind, even some not so my next appointment. As we; guys are always asking the animals like giraffes and human help our impoverished brothers and sisters throughout the choice.” parted he shook his head and said: - impossible. In this very church “ You’re up there praying that beings (I resent that one),” he “ You know, that priest never even! nation. some feuds and fights go on, and the Church may be one,” he said, “ for smoked ribs and peanut asked us to give thanks for a bottle; then we are telling God to make chided. “ That’s great, but in this butter, for stereo headphones, fo r.■of beer.” O ther view points S c r i p t u r e s

In view of previous speculation, it is both a surprising and hopeful sign that the Bishops of the United States have C o m i n g o f decided to let the current observance of the holydays of obligation in this country continue as is. This despite some people’s certainty that such days probably would be the Messiahi reduced to only three in the year: All Saints, the By FR. RICHARD MURPHY j Immaculate Conception and Christmas. At the annual Man, the most inquisitive of alb meeting of the bishops, the arguments to drop the others, God’s creatures, is consumed by- made mostly by liturgists, claimed that since the other days his desire to know what makes, were working days (except for New Year’s ), there was no things tick. He is forever poking; proper time or atmosphere for a true celebration by the and prying into the secrets oF nature but is never satisfied. people. Others felt that parishioners should be encouraged His thirst for knowledge drives! to go more frequently to daily Masses throughtthe yearand him: he wants to know what is! not just on the holydays. going on now, what has happened; A number ol bishops gave witness that they had received in the past and what the future; a jarge amount of mail urging them to continue the present holds. pi acuce. utners spoke ol the intrusion of a secular Our world is liberally sprinkled; mentality into this matter, and that the reduction of the with talented people. Some — J holydays would give in to such secularism. Since a change politicians for example — are; of this importance required two-thirds of the total bishops in good at sniffing out which way the! the United States to support it, the motion to reduce the wind is blowing, and there are! holydays failed. However, if a simple majority vote were all stockbrokers and investment-; that were needed, one or the other holyday would have advisers everywhere, some good,* some bad. disappeared. This decision of the bishops now needs approval from . The emergence of a body of meir Two issues still remain for the future: when a holyday — and of a few women also — who- fails on a Saturday or a Monday, pastors must simply were called prophets is one of the! most remarkable features of the; remind their people in conscience to try to keep both Old Testament. obligations if they possibly can. No other fuss should be The prophets were God’s! made. Secondly, pastors must prepare to preach m ore spokesmen, interested primarily; strongly on how these particular holydays began, their in the everyday affairs of the; great history and tradition in the Church, and their call to Chosen People, and interpreting- celebrate God’s goodness in and through the s a i n t s . them in the light of God's covenant! The (G reensburg) Catholic Accent with His people. For the most part; the prophets reminded people of; Christianity is celebrating a birthday this fall. Five their religious obligations, but on! hundred years ago Martin Luther was bom. Christians — occasion they spoke in a different; Lutherans and non-Lutherans alike — around the world and quite mysterious vein. The; have been and will be celebrating Luther’s birthday in words they spoke, although; many special observances. prompted by a present situation,! One Christian who will join those celebrating is Pope John had unmistakably to do also with; Paul II. The Pope will assist at an Advent service in Rome’s the future. At unpredictable intervals, one- Evangelical Lutheran Church and will preach t h e hom ily encounters Old Testmament during the services. passages concerning the Messiah A farmer in our diocese had many neighbors who were to come. Messiah means; Lutherans. In the early days after Vatican II and like most “anointed one.” Our word Catholics at the time, he had some serious doubts — and a 'Ctoxe/ç&t— “Christ” (which is Greek for; few fears — about what was happening in his Church. Messiah) means just that; He is; But after expressing those doubts and fears he the Anointed One promised by! thoughtfully added: “I agree with getting together with the God. 'ANY CRUMBS?' There are in all about a dozen; other churches.’’ Drawing on his best Christian experience, messianic passages, that is,; he added: “ I’ve always known that m y Lutheran neighbors obscure references to the One who! are as good as I am ." was to come. Invariably, he is; There was something profound about his statement. Call described in terms that tell of; it a faithful insight, or an insight of a faithful Christian. He Northern Ireland tragedy power and might, of victory over! spoke what he had experienced — his life and the lives of his wicked enemies. But some of the! Lutheran neighbors were good Christian lives. That simple Catholic Church, and vice versa. prophecies unexpectedly intro-; truth overshadowed a lot of lesser truths. By MSGR. CHARLES O. RICE Traditionally, most Catholic duce the somber prospect of A professor once said Luther must have gone to his grave As one familiar with both the bishops and priests in Ireland suffering and death. believing he died a Catholic priest. The statement seemed past and current scene in have been either lukewarm The tone most discernible in the,! significant. It seemed to say something about the seeds of Northern Ireland. I understand MSGR.CHARLE toward rebellion or downright voice of prophecy is that of peace.; what was behind that evil invasion It is what the downtrodden yearn- reunion. Certainly Luther’s real interest was reform and O. R IC E hostile. That is true in the North of a peaceful Protestant Church these days. for, and Isaiah speaks to this! not division. recently, which resulted in the So, now you see what the killers longing. He tells of the appearance; It will be a long time before divisions are healed. But this murder of two ushers and the were up to. Catholics have been of a shoot from the stock of Jesse. ; birthday celebration has to be a giant stride towards u n i t y . wounding of other worshippers. 1 safe in their Churches, will the As Jesse was the father of King- The(Belleville, III.) Messenger understand it but it still gives me shooting in a Protestant Church David, the Messiah will be of! shivers. This new Irish group is out to change that? If it does, that will Davidic ancestry. This wonderful; The perpetrators who, I hope, escalate the level of violence in spread and deepen the revolution, personage will be filled with the- will be caught and punished, are Northern Ireland and to they think. They would like to Spirit, endowed with wisdom and! almost certainly men of Catholic exacerbate its religious dimen­ remove the de facto immunity insight, especially with the' P ittsburgh C atholic background but not Catholic sions. They want to help the which priests and worshippers knowledge of God. conviction, and they act out of an oppressed Catholic minority, not enjoy. I pray to the Dear Lord that From here Isaiah goes on to- Official Publication of the Diocese of Pittsburgh animus against the institutional because it is Catholic but because their evil effort will fail because describe the Messiah and his w ork! Catholic Church. These people are it is oppressed, (not a bad motive mutual shoot ups of churches in extravagant terms. The peace; Serving the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Marxists of a special sort but they in itself), and they are not aiming would contribute to the horror and and tranquility he will establish; Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington are not orthodox Communists, any to merely unify North and South not to the settlement. will be universal, like that of the! more than they are orthodox but to revolutionize both and All of this is why the IR A joined Garden of Eden. Catholics. overthrow both governments, the general condemnation of the God’s plan is not a matter for; This malign type of revolution­ which aim is far from intrinsically killings, and, you may be sure, is daydreams, but for action. St.; ary has been emerging in many evil. hunting down the killers. Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates John the Baptizer made this clear! countries, a bitter distillation oi There is a peculiar feature of the An evil side effect could be MonI K rt. Vincent M. Leonard, It. It., f'rpau/rnl and minced no words about it.! the frustrated and the educated. situation in Northern Ireland fratricidal warfare within the Fr. S ’. Peter Horton, Exerulive .Secretary “Repent” was his theme. “While; Most Irish revolutionaries today which these people dislike to the ranks of those fighting the British and General Manager there is time,” he cried, “ reform; are proletarians, children of the point of doing something horrible occupation of Northern Ireland Established 1844 by Most Rev. Michael O' Connor, D. D. your lives." That is tl)e proper! workers and the unemployed, or of about it. You may not have and the entrenched suppression of Annual Subscription Hate: $H in I '.S..9 V in t.nnada preparation for the coming of so ; farmers and agricultural realized that, while Catholics are the Catholic minority. Member: Catholic Frew Association laborers. This is almost unique, persecuted and discriminated great a Messiah. Srrv ed by NC News Service Regardless, the struggle will We give the “ red carpet”- Second-Class Postage Paid at Pittsburgh. Pa. since in other countries, against, their religion is not. intellectuals carry the torch and England gave up trying to destroy continue for the indefinite future treatment to important people. Robert Melder, E d ito r because the suppression shows no are the leaders and shock troops. the Catholic Church in Ireland Our preparation for Jesus' coming; V illiunt Paul Patrick Fodiak, sign of abating. English Associate Editor Some of them are possessed, long ago and began to coddle it, consists, in John's vigorous; authorities periodically claim that Patricia Hurto», Stephen karlinchak. Reporters like this small group in Ireland, of and thus use it instead. The North, phrase, in "making straight the- the IR A is finished but it always J ack L e e , Advertising Representative an ugly doctrinaire conviction although a hot bed of bigotry, has way of the Lord.” In the context of! bounces back. It seems Frank Rode, Business M anager that justifies extraordinarily continued the English system of the land where John spoke, the; Frank Murray, Circulation Manager ruthless actions. Not that the IRA catering to the institutional irrepressible. task is a herculean one, namely, a ; Published Every Friday Alfred McClung Lee, visiting and the Protestant ultras shy Catholic Church. There are straightening of the truly! scholar at Drew University, does a away from all ruthless deeds. separate Catholic schools formidable hills and valleys of the Postmaslci & Subscribers: Send address changes to While on the subject of supported by the state, and professional job in his new book, human heart (Jeremiah 17:9). Pittsburgh Catholic. 110 Third Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222 ruthlessness, I must interject that Protestant Churches do not get “ Terrorism in Northern Ireland." As Christmas approaches. uniformed men of all nations, any more breaks than Catholic. Professor Lee, of Orange stock Advent reminds us that we are to and a native of Western prepare, not just for Christmas Pittsburgh Catholic (ISN 032-0323) including our own, have proved The ordinary Protestant goes themselves as ruthless as anyone, along with this. Church buildings Pennsylvania, knows the past and partying and good cheer, but for 110 Third Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222 present situation in Ulster as well the coming of the Lord. Obstacles Phone: (412) 471-1252 especially but not exclusively, are rarely harried and Catholics when they bomb from the air or at worship, never. You might blow as any man alive. General Hall is of sin and bad habits must first be lob shells from afar. up a Catholic pub but not a the publisher. taken care of.

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Letters to the editor Bishops choose a president

Bishops fail to address profiteers By DALE FRANCIS spokesperson for the bishops, he interest in social justice. When a The Catholic bishops of the will be interviewed on television Youngstown steel plant closed, he To the Editor: nation chose a new president at and quoted in news stories. But no tried unsuccessfully to organize One defect of the U.S. bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace their fall meeting in Washington. bishop would allow himself to be workers to take over the steel is its failure to address itself at all to the moral issues posed by the Bishop James William Malone of DALE considered for the position plants. FRANCIS fact that American and multi-national industrial and financial Youngstown, Ohio, was elected on because of the prestige. It is a He has been a spokesman for the corporations are prim arily responsible for the existence and the first ballot to be the president difficult task, one in which the bishops on social justice issues. growth of Soviet warmaking power. The Soviet Union is a client- of the National Conference of president must sublimate himself Before the elections in 1969. he state of western banks and corporations. This process also is being Catholic Bishops and the United to be representative of all the presented a position paper that repeated with Communist China. States Catholic Conference. bishops. outlined the stand of the bishops on If the bishops cannot bring themselves to condemn the There is in the election of Bishop conference, bishops are bishops. The election of Bishop Malone many issues touching social as president of the bishops was no profiteers who arm the enemies of civilization, they should at least Malone something that can be There is no hierarchy within the justice issues. That position paper have the grace to stop inflicting another draft of their pastoral on learned about the bishops and hierarchy, there is an equality. surprise. In the last election, when was not just his own viewpoint but the world. about the bishops' conference. The ordinary of a large Archbishop John R. Roach of St, the viewpoint of the U.S. Catholic JOSEPH B. REYNOLDS Let’s see if in talking about it, I can archdiocese and the ordinary of a Paul and Minneapolis was chosen, Conference. It did take a partisan Aliquippa convey something of what I small diocese, a cardinal and an he was the next choice and served position in the election but, Uke all believe can be learned. auxiliary bishop, are all heard as vice president. In every U.S. Catholic Conference stands Bishop Malone is the first with equal respect. Leadership election in the L970s, Bishop on issues, it was on the liberal side. Columnist stands corrected Malone received votes for president elected who is not a within the conference and the But it would be a mistake to president of the bishops. cardinal or an archbishop. That’s elections for positions of categorize Bishop Malone as a To the Editor: a fact. I don’t believe it is on any Bishop Malone was just 39 years I write this letter in response to the letter of criticism to my leadership have nothing to do with liberal bishop. He is solidly significance. I don’t believe old in I960 when he was appointed recent (Nov. II) column, "Currents of Change” which appeared titles or relative importance of orthodox in his theological views anyone hesitated to vote for him auxiliary bishop of Youngstown. last week (Nov. 25) and was signed by the Sister members of their dioceses or archdioceses. and a man of spirituality. because he is not an archbishop When Bishop Em m et Walsh died TD S LC and Region IV of LCW R. I have read extensively on the There is a need to understand After his election, he told the and I don’t believe any bishops in 1968, he was installed as bishop. current problems of women Religious in the Church today. When I the position of the bishops. It is an bishops, “ May I take this occasion voted for him, wanting one of their wrote the column, I felt that I had a very reliable source for my important position. But it is not a H e is a m a n of q u ie t to thank all the precinct workers own in the top position. It is a fact judgment. However, since then, I have researched the problem position of power, it is a position of competence, there is nothing of for their help.” It was a light touch that Bishop Malone is the first more thoroughly. I was in error, i stand corrected. 1 am grateful to service. There is a certain flourish about him. In Ohio, he has that reveals a lot about a man who bishop elected president of the the Sisters wlw wrote their letter. prestige in the role of the been a leader in ecumenical takes his responsiblity seriously bishops but it is irrelevant. So you MSGR. PAUL LACKNER president. He becomes a affairs. He has been known for his but not himself. can learn this about the bishops' Espen Grenada was 'next9 on list R eport from the N orth To the Editor: examination on certain aspects of beginning with a scripture service If ever I read anything more filled with lies, half-truths and By F R . JOSEPH CHAMPL1N this function and delegate several at 9 a.m. Priests are then maudlin, sickening sentimentality than Msgr. Charles 0. Rice’s The small Diocese of Peterbor­ rather significant and adult available throughout the period to idiotic diatribe (N ov.4) against the rescueof American students in ough, Ontario in Canada is north responsibilities to them. hear confessions with a service of Grenada, I can't imagine when or what it was. He might have and east of Toronto, contains less waited until all the facts were in before he started bucking for the Those duties include scheduling the Word concluding this event in than 100,000 Catholics and has FR. JOSEPH M the early evening. 1983 foot-in-mouth award. fewer than 100 priests, but can cite CHAMPLIN the younger servers, preparing Now, I would like the good 's infallible ruling on the them in general for their ministry That church widely publicizes in it some creative and helpful this continuous day given over to recent comment of U.S. Rep. Thomas O'Neil (D-Mass) that “It s liturgical developments: and instructing them each week in sinful than this man (Reagan) is president.” I mention this specific tasks, praying with these reconciliation and prepares for it Here are a few illustrations. with a week long period of prayer because sin is more the bailiwick of the good monsignor, at least as • One parish features a “ Book more youthful servers at the end far as what is and what isn’t is concerned, while it is more than of the liturgy and seeing that and fasting. of Life” on a stand next to the The response of parishioners bailiwick of Congress to commit them. If there is sin involved in paschal candle. Encased in an entrance. Parishioners note in this everything afterwards has been being president of the United States, then I'd be volume their intentions, making cleaned up in the sanctuary and and visitors to such an opportunity attractive cover made by a for the sacrament has been interested in know what O ’Neil and/or Msgr. Rice thinks it is. member of the church, it is easily them as explicit as they wish, but sacristy. EUGENE PATRICK BARRY with awareness that individuals In addition, they perform positive, with a substantial accessible for parishioners who number of people receiving Perrysville wish to write the names of their may examine these pages at their liturgical functions similar to the convenience. deacon holding the sacramentary, Penance during those hours. beloved deceased. • Father Pat Byrne is a priest 'Ridiculous political rhetoric9 At funerals, the priest offers to Reference to the different book setting up the altar at the is likewise made during the preparation of gifts, turning the of the Peterborough Diocese, but the survivors the option during the for 12 years has worked in Ottawa T o the Editor: Mass of Christian Burial of general intercessions each pages of the sacramentary during Fo r years I have been reading the slanderous anti-government weekend with a nod toward the the eucharistic prayer and for the Canadian Conference of walking forward at a designated Catholic Bishops in their liturgy articles from Msgr. Charles Rice, and after reading the article time and inscribing the person’s "Book of Petitions." When clearing off the altar after “ Aftermath of Grenada", November 4th, I felt compelled to requests have been apparently communion. department, Judging himself to be name in this book. a “ word” man, he has written and respond. On weekends, the individual granted, those who entered the The system seems to work. O! The accusations made in this article are degrading to the intentions are urged to write this the 36 servers, nine are captains, edited a host of valuable liturgical who announces the intentions at publications for the Church in intelligence of all free people. He questions our method of fighting the general intercessions information in a space after the including three in grade 12, two in as being not brave and fails to mention the amount of Soviet arms original petition. grade 11, four in grade 10 and six Canada and beyond. mentions the “ Book of Life” when Probably the most notable of found in the warehouses in Grenada (enough to equip an arm y of remembering the dead and points • At St. Michael’s in Cobourg, more being trained in grade 9. 20,000). Of course, nothing was mentioned about these munitions the parish leaders have tackled Their letters of request revealed these is the "National Bulletin on in the direction of this volume. Liturgy," a five times a year, 48 possibly being used on our students there or maybe used to While an inscription made the challenge of maintaining altar a surprising seriousness and overthrow other governments. His consistent blasts against the servers beyond the eighth grade spiritual depth. pages per issue informative during a funeral has a particularly booklet on different worship U.S. are senseless and deplorable. dramatic effect, parishioners are level. • The priests of Peterborough topics. The clergy should stay out of politics. However, we must never free and do write the names of Their solution has been to name are familiar with an effective forget the communist enemy we are fighting all around the globe these high school servers practice in a nearby diocese For details on this bulletin and other relatives or friends not the office's other publications, doesn’t tolerate freedom (especially religious) and their people actually buried from that specific “captains,” require them to write involving the sacrament of are horribly surpressed. Perhaps Msgr. Rice should run for a letter of request detailing Penance. A certain parish write CCCB Publications Service. church. 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa, political office. If he were one of the trapped students on Grenada, • Another church has a “ Book reasons why they wish to continue sponsors an entire day — usually Canada KIN 7B1. an Orthodox in Russia or a Catholic in Vietnam, he might have a of Petitions” located at the main as servers, administer an Saturday — for reconciliation different viewpoint. The charges made are very questionable and serve no purpose. The ridiculous political rhetoric deserves no further comment. JOSEPH LARGIB 'M ass A ppeal Tarentum By DOLORES CURRAN drinking and his capitulation to He babies his flock in homilies by Association denounces invasion Broadway plays about growing popularity, and says so. A gradual avoiding anything unpleasant and up Catholic in America have bonding between the two takes by entertaining them with To the Editor: sprouted like mushrooms in the place and, as in any healthy innocuous stories of his childhood. We, the Association of Pittsburgh Priests, denounce the invasion past few years and most of them relationship, each begins to adopt (“Tell them about going out for of Grenada as immoral because it violated the tenets of the just have the same substance — DOLORES the strengths of the other. The jelly donuts after Mass when you war theory and our treaty agreements with the Organization of spongy cliches about mean first- CURRAN pastor finds himself revitalized by were little,” he instructs the American States. The Rio Treaty, Article II states: "A ll members grade Sisters and limpid satire on the seminarian's ideals and the seminarian. "They’ll like that. ) shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use stunted sexuality. young man learns he can curb his He tries futilely to convince the of force against the territorial integrity or political institutions of But amid the lot, there’s one ~ J f abrasiveness without compromis­ younger man that in order to be a any state or in any other matter inconsistent with the principles oi travelling around now that's ing his principles. successful pastor he must please the United Nations.” In Pope John X X III’s “ Pacem in Te rris," we different, a real jewel of a drama ting pastor and a newly ordained There is much humor woven all of the people all of the time. echo his words: “ It is inconceivable that modem war could be an called “ Mass Appeal.” If it comes on fire. The pastor into the dialogue, some of it alien instrument of justice.” to your area, take your second glimpses in the seminarian the to non-Catholic playgoers. It is If there's a villain, then, in the FR. DENNIS KIRK collection and go. This Broadway kind of fervent idealism that drew easy to pinpoint Catholics in the drama, it's us, the parishioners, chairperson play by Bill C. Davis is set in the him into the priesthood 25 years audience by the ripples of laughter who come off as childish power- Social Action Committee present and consists of two earlier but over the years he has at in-church lines which must holding manipulators who use Association of Pittsburgh Priests characters, an affable pastor who succeeded in stifling his idealism mystify others. their Sunday collection and spends most of his time pleasing so well that he has become a Regrettably, the pastor and the withdrawal of affection from a Pittsburgh his comfortable middle-class master in never offending the seminarian come off better than lonely pastor to get the kind of the parishioners in this play. And church they want — one that parishioners who supply the ever­ laity- . . . , 'Move over Jane Fonda9 present wine bottle at his elbow He points to the Nielsen that’s why I hope the laity will see makes them feel virtuous and (magnificently played by Richard ratings" of the young man’s blunt it. We are comfortable with never demands of them anything beyond an hour on Sunday Letter to the Editor: Kiley in the production we saw), homilies — one-third less in the criticizing pastors and blaming morning. Move over Jane Fonda. We have a new champ of and an abrasive seminarian who collection baskets — and explains them for the state of the liturgy Even though we in the pew may Unamericanism in this country. In his column in the Pittsburgh alienates the same parishioners that effective homilies must and the Church but we rarely see cringe a little, “ Mass Appeal” has Catholic of Nov. 4th, Msgr. Charles O. Rice has hit a new low in his by preaching Christian ideals of please the people in the pew, not ourselves as they see us. vitriolic tirade against our country and praise for our enemies. simple living and equality of confront them with unpleasant While the parishioners are both appeal and message. If it focuses us to regard our behavior Msgr. Rice is well-known for his extreme bias and blind, women. contradictions between their never on stage, they are always a bit more closely, it achieves its unreasoning hatred for our present administration (or any Both characters are immensely lifestyle and professed Christian present. The pastor placates the Republican administration), but this time he has shown by his likable and believable. Indeed, the principles. "big giver” who demands purpose of teaching while inane remarks a complete lack of understanding of the Grenada combination is found in many The young man, on the other complacency as his reward in one entertaining. I wish we could play it in every parish. incident. parishes — an older, accommoda- hand, worries about the pastor’s remarkable phone conversation. He tells us “ All you can count on is lies from the military and the State Department.” Does he really believe this? He also says, “ It saddens me that we shall not hear of the bravery of the defenders. ” Life repeats You will note, not one word about the bravery of the Rangers who parachuted in, not knowing what to expect. He states, “The By FR. JEROME LE DOUX, SVD to the sunrise — or the sunset — known to us, for the walk to which Machos are the lads defending their territory with small arms and we have become accustomed, for guts ” Naturally he neglects to mention that most of the resistance By mid-September 1983, Yul although it happens on cue everyday. Let it go on repeating the voice and talk which have was by Cubans who had taken over control of the Grenadians’ Brynner had played the lead role in "The King and I” a few forever and a day. I look forward become music to our ears, for the land. thousand times. Amazingly and to witnessing this wondrous fixed manner and gestures which He states that “ Grenada and its leaders never did us any harm bring a smile to our faces, for the refreshingly he said: “ I still enjoy FR. JEROME repetition for many decades to and really posed no threat to us.” Are we to believe the giant it. I think it is the greatest lead role LEDOUX come. set personality which is a fixture in our intimate circle, for the runway was for Lear jets, and the arms were for civil defense ever written.” We rise and retire each day just against vicious sharks? We all remember when Jimmy Carter Perhaps to most of us it is as the sun does. There is no ingrained attitudes and thoughts was president, we were spoon fed this same blarney about a small practical'y inconceivable to play boredom in this either, unless we which look and sound like home to "harmless” country in America called Nicaragua. the same role over and over again, choose to make it so. It is a us. As a youth I was taught that a priest was a person full of love, not to say thousands of times, singular blessing to collapse into Any family is on the way down, however, Msgr. Rice says of our actions in Grenada. “ It was without boredom. However, that national and international news. bed after a full day of sharing with any parent-child or spouse to Prussian jackboot stuff with a Hitlerian tinge.” I fought against is a totally relative reflection. If Think about the bland runs and others, and it is no less a blessing spouse relationship is on the way Hitler in Germany in World War II; and to compare our gallant you happen to be doing you thing, reruns of the soap operas, the to greet the morning — or out the very minute family Marines with anything Hitlerian is a gross insult and slander of the it is never boring, and that kind of tired, worn-out scenarios of whatever — with our renewed members begin to feel that what most vicious kind. drama is Yul Brynner’s thing. movies, novels, dramas and breath of life after a restful night. they have between each other is In another paragraph he says, “ Never underestimate the Quite apart from the idea of feature articles on every subject Eating and drinking are old and boring. That is the point at stupidity of the Am erican.” I think we should all take deep doing your thing, it is a very under the sun. extremely repetitious; yet they which intimate people begin to exception to this statement. Is he perhaps judging all obvious fact that life repeats itself “ What goes around comes are anything but boring, unless we take one another for granted and by his own close political friends? He brings this litany of hate to an in virtually everything. Some around,” can be applied to any live with people who are careless thus ruin everything they have. end by praising the courage of the man who drove the truck of people say, for instance, that the phase or area of our physical, and unimaginative in preparing Thank God that the Good News dynamite that killed so many of our Marines. teachings from the pulpit are very intellectual, emotional, social and food. Our main problem with is repetitious, that what Jesus had One legislator, much admired by Msgr. Rice is Speaker of the repetitious, especially after a spiritual life. If we haven’t seen a eating is that we are inclined to to say has a very familiar ring House, M r. Tip O'Neill, who initially denounced the President for number of years. If you think given thing or heard it before, it's make it too repetitious. Once about it; for this bears constant going into Grenada, however, later after the facts were known, Tip that’s repetitious, try communi­ probably just that we never again we can only thank God for repeating. What else should we had the decency to change his position and admit the President ques from Washington, D.C., from noticed. The saying refers to this joy of repeating. want to hear but that God loves us was right. It will be interesting to see if Msgr. Rice has the same Capitol Hill, from the Pentagon. repetition, of course, as well as to Thank God for the same, enough to share life with us decency. As if you did not know how much fitting retribution. familiar faces which flood our through Jesus: “I came that they WILLIAM J. SNYDER life repeats, consider the hash and Yes, life repeats, but thank God lives everyday, for the appear­ might have life, and have it to the Pittsburgh awful rehash of local, regional, that it does. There is no boredom ance which has become so well full" (Jn. 10,10) ? Page 6 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, December 2. 1963 Features

Polish Jew ish Am ericans discuss refugee problem s

included. He said that the Lech Walesa, leader of 's Chicago. "We present the issues concerns to the Polish-American sessions, Rotb added, originated By STEPHEN KARLINCHAK memorial will be story-oriented, Solidarity Union, in recognition of but also present local input. We and Jewish-American communi­ from “Poles and Jews: The Myth A delegation of Polish- focusing on ten themes, including his receipt of the Nobel Peace aren't interreligious but a ties.” and Reality,"a seminar held at American and Jewish*American the roots of -anti-Semiticism and Prize. dialogue between the two Szabad said that events over the , New York organizational and academic the non-Jewish victims of the communities. Our history in past few years have fostered City. Szabad said that there will be a leaders met in Pittsburgh to Holocaust. cooperation between the two At the Pittsburgh meeting, Fr. two-phase program to commem­ dialogue on common issues from Europe hasn’t been a positive one, communities. “ Israel and Poland Pawlikowski reported on the ef­ Noting the project isn’t a orate the 1944 Warsaw Ghetto the U.S. Holocaust Memorial, or least, it isn’t perceived as a are besieged nations," he said.. forts of the commission working to ‘Jewish memorial,’ Fr. Pawlikow­ uprising: 1) a general conference; refugee problems and sterotyping positive one. We have had problems.” “What Jewish-Americans and establish a memorial in ski said there is a need to develop a and 2) an academic conference to done by the media. Polish-Americans feel is often one Washington. D.C. to the victims of bibliography of the materials be sponsored by a college or George Szabad, co-chairperson The National Polish American/ of hurl.” the Nazi Holocaust. The relating to the non-Jewish victims university or a consortium of Jewish-American Task Force, of the task force, added, “ We are Fr. Pawlikowski said that the memorial, to be built near the U.S. of the Holocaust. colleges and universities. The sponsored by the American trying not to overstress the Pittsburgh session was one of Mint and the Washington He reported that the U.S. following year, 1985, he noted will positive, but in the American Jewish Committee and several several held. Previous sessions Monument, will be constructed Holocaust Memorial Commission mark the 4Qth anniversary of the Polish-American organizations, climate, excluding racism, we have been held in New York, with private funds and its has become an official govern­ end of World War II in Europe. have never been one to harbor convened in Pittsburgh recently Chicago and at Orchard Lake, operations to be turned over to the ment agency, composed of five hatred, or least not as strong as in The task force members also at the Pittsburgh A JC Mich. A session has been Naional Park Service. Estimated U.S. Senators, five U.S. Europe.” costs, based on architectural discussed refugee and immigra­ offices in Oakland, scheduled for February in Representatives and 55 commis­ tion problems as well as ethnic “ We are here because of a sense Buffalo. N .Y ., with a session also plans are $90 to $100 million. sioners (including Fr. Pawlikow­ “These meetings reach out to Fr. Pawlikowski noted that the stereotyping portrayed by the both the local and national issues of resolve,” noted David Roth of being planned for Miami. He noted ski) appointed by the president. media. F r. Ronald Mondras of St. the Institute on Plurality and that these dialogue sessions are memorial will not be a facility for in the Polish-American and In other matters, the task force Louis University was named Group Indentity, “ or to put to bed usually held in areas with a sizable artifacts, although items Jewish-American communities,-' voted to send a telegram and a editor of the task force's the issues of history such as the Polish-American and Jewish- concerning the Holocaust will be said Fr. John Pawlikowski of the on exhibit and archives will be small gift, yet to be determined, in newsletter. Catholic Theological Union in Holocaust and to discuss mutual American population. These

Questions for F r. B ober

A m I called to a vocation? QUESTION: can take many forms: the liturgy of the For a long time now, I have been considering Eucharist, personal prayer. Scripture reading, the possibility of a Church vocation. Yet I still etc. have not received any strong positive signs from Your relationship to the Church is a|so an God. What do you suggest I do? important consideration. To work within the Church, you must believe that it has something ANSWER: worthwhile to offer the world. In addition, since Few of us who have searched for God s will most vocations within the Church require some regarding a vocation have missed feeling envy at form of obedience, as you consider a vocation you Saint Paul. His "vocation” as described in Acts should be on your way to dealing with authority in remains in our minds as TH E way in which God your life. This does not mean acceptance of blind calls people (being knocked off a horse and told obedience but rather a profound understanding of what to do). That, however, was the exception the position held by those in authority and the way and not the rule. in which that responsibility demands cooperation I would first of all suggest that you consider the and a mature obedience. natural signs. If at this point in your life you get There are also a few more points I might violently sick at the sight of blood, perhaps God is suggest. Recently, a group of Religious sisters, telling you not become a surgeon. If you have a met to discuss vocational questions. The theme of strong distaste for animals, perhaps you are their meeting was "Dare to Dream.” Dreaming being told not to pursue a career in veterinary is really important to your questions about medicine. God does employ natural signs. religious life or priesthood. Just as people What, then, would be some of the “ natural "dream ” or think about what it would be like to be signs" of a vocation to the priesthood or religious married to this or that person, you too might think life? I would suggest that health and stamina are or dream about what it would be like to do the A id in g Little Sisters elementary signs God might be using as things priests or Religious men or women do. Can indicators of the direction in which you should you picture yourself doing some of those things? of the Poor. The groups make annua1 '•ontributions move. Most of the forms of ministry and office in How do you feel when you do so? Can you see that Jack Weber, grand sir knight of the Knights of such activity would be fulfilling for you? Equity and Mary Margaret Meyer, president of the to the Little Sisters, who operate th< mes P. Wall the Church are physicaly and emotionally Home for the Aged on Benton Avenue, North Side. demanding. Reasonably good health is I would also suggest that you talk seriously to Daughters of E rin , present donations from their priests or Religious whom you admire and trust. organizations to Mother Regina of the Little Sisters — Photo by John C. Keenan important. This is not to say that handicapped persons are automatically excluded from such Ask them all the important questions you have in vocations; however, one’s physical and your heart. Educator em phasizes f a s p e c t ’ emotional health does play a part in such Fo r starters, ask them about the kind of work decisions. * they do and how they spend their day. Don’t be Too often, people assume that one needs great afraid to ask questions which might seem silly. for psychological grow th in life cycle intelligence to enter a ministry in the Church. Ask them whether or not they get paid (and how This is not the case. Average intelligence is all m uch). Do they get vacations and where can they go? Do they get days off and do they have money By WILLIAM FOD1AK “ Anger is common.” he noted. “ If you hold anger that is required. For a person who is seeking in, you get depressed." So you go to a doctor and ordination or a share in the teaching work of the they can spend on themselves? People believe many false assumptions that I hope you will also pursue questions which nhibit their psychological growth throughout the “he gives you pills.” You are holding “back a Church, however, the standards of college or healthy condition.” professional school admission do apply. seem rather personal but are nonetheless very ife cycle, said Dr. William F. Kraft, professor ol important to you. Don’t be afraid to ask such jsychology at Carlow College in Pittsburgh. He He noted that most divorce decisions are made Because there are many vocations and by people in their 30s, although they may not be ministries in the Church, there are also many questions, if the people you’re talking to can’t ecently spoke on “Children, Middle Age and the answer them, they should be honest enough to tell Elderly Years” at St. Philomena Church in carried out until their 40s. "There are not many other natural signs God may be using as you so. Squirrel Hill as part of the parish’s adult happy marriages that are functional." he said. indicators. However, being a “ people person” is significant to all of them. Whether as a parish You might begin by asking: Are they happy? -ducation series. "Can you spend a week with just your spouse? Marriage is built on intimacy and passion. The priest or contemplative nun, people will play an Do they see value in their work? What do they Dr. Kraft noted that those in social sciences key is that you have to listen and work on it. You important part in your life. It is important, then, think aboyt the future? Are they ever lonely? Do they ever regret their decision? What did their ‘arely consider the “ spiritual’ , which hedeeiried must structure your life.” to ask yourself how well you deal with people in he most important aspect in psychological families think about their decision? Where do He cited an example where he buys season your everyday life. Do you enjoy working among they get support for their lives ? Do they ever wish {rowth. . tickets to the theater or plans activities with his people and feel that they benefit from knowing The professor said one false assumption is that that they had a spouse or children of their own? children, pointing out that if this is not done in you? Fo r whatever reason, some people are is we get older, we reach a “ peak. Spii itually, Do they find obedience a burden? Do they have advance, there will always be situations that better at working with things than with people. All tve never peak," he said. Rather, as we get older, seem more important, or a good T V television the Church vocations I know of require the friends? Do they have difficulty praying? people "should be more open." program, on the day of the event. former, not the latter. A vocation, like any decision about the future, is The psychologist informally talked to a group ol lot a simple matter. It will ultimately require • Mid-life crisis. Dr. Kraft said the mid-life A strong belief and personal relationship with 10 people, staring through his glasses and using latience on your part. Be patient with yourself — crisis can begin as early as age 39 and appears God are also very important. You need not be a animated gestures. The bearded Dr. Kraft said jive yourself time and the right to be a little “more difficult" for men, when they “must set mystic or great saint at the start; but a another false assumption is that "sooner or later, confused at times. At the same time, don’t give up limits" and face their “ foolish selves.” He fundamentally sound relationship with God is too easily. Continue to think, to dream and to we will get it." described it as "seeing their shadow” and the extremely important. An indication of that The "it" in life never comes. “ Life is a realization that death is approaching, but he relationship may be time spent in prayer. This pray. process,” an emergence, he said. People noted this stage is an opportunity for growth. continually grow in marriage, single life, "In order to live, you must die, the celibacy. , . psychologist said. “ It is really tough to leave, "There are always vices, he noted. Many of us especially in good times. But when in touch with wait until we “ get rid of all of our junk — personal your dying, you make the most out of life. But you problems. If we wait until we get rid of all our must admit that ultimately, you are junk, we may never move." helpless...and leap to the unlimited, or God. "You must accept your limits.” he said. "We Those who cannot handle the mid-life crisis are wounded people. We are broken people, but often experience “ regressions back to youth. In you learn from your brokeness." addition, many have the added responsibility for The psychologist said depression, anger and two generations, their children and their elderly loneliness often are perceived as negative and that something is wrong. He said this is untrue parents. . . . . • Middle-age depression. Usually middle-age and that our society has been programmed to depression occurs around age 49 and is more reject such “ uncomfortable feelings." common with women. “It’s when you are "To block these feelings is to impede growth, depressed about nothing and everything in he said. He noted it was normal for people to go general," he said, adding that one must interpret through such periods of personal crisis every this stage of development to renew and deepen three to four years. “ Life can be seen as a pilgrimage, he said, life. “ You never stop growing." • Age 65 and over. Those age 65 and beyond "going from the desert to the promised land. Life can experience the best or worst years of their is always unfolding. It is dangerous when life gets lives. "It will be the worst if you are running away too smug." from dying," Dr. Kraft said. Most elderly He pointed out that people go through three "exercise control and are usually independent, or phases — transition, crisis, and implementation. The crisis stage is the unsettling period, while they go the opposite extreme,” becoming implementation is when a restructuring is made. dependent on others. He outlined the periods in people's lives when “ The elderly intimidate us,” he noted. "They such phases are most likely to occur: don't do and have as much." They “remind us • Adolescense. Physically, the teen-ager what life is all about and we really don't listen.” experiences a hormone change and Dr. Kraft said Dr. Kraft said that each of us have a built-in the ages 12-15 are “ tough,” because they are mechanism and there are “various ways to "leaving the security of childhood." High school discover yourself.” He recommended seeking sophomores often go through a “ nothingness solitude, sharing and personal journeying to world" stage where they experience boredom reach a more spiritual life. He emphasized the and everything is a "meaningless situation." importance of community “ to accept, take in and Parents must be flexible enough to get into their admit." world, " he said. "Most kids come out of this when Acceptance requires that you express all they are they are juniors or seniors. The change is things to yourself” , he said. If people fight like night and day.” personal crisis, they can “ regress" instead of He warned parents that young adults will have allowing an opportunity for personal growth. The more difficulty during this period if they had a psychologist added that a “ lot of us try to do the lack of discipline when they were younger. impossible.’’ W om en of the Bible Dr. Kraft is the author of five books and has • Young adulthood. People between the ages The Christian Mothers of St. Conrad Church in Darlean Bolan. Back row, Diane Lydon, Donna of 19-22 live a life of “ absolutes," Dr. Kraft said. published numerous articles in professional and religious journals. He received his BA, M A and Meridian, Butler County, have been performing Drew and Glenda Schaffner. Designers and “Life is either, or.” Loneliness often is “Women of the Bible” since April and offer directors include Monica McBride, Karen experienced and they are looking for love. The Ph.D. degrees from Duquesne University, specializing in clinical psychology and audiences a full description of the Biblical Callahan and Cooky Diamond. Musicians are psychologist said this age group often mistake characters and their costumes. Participants Thelma Menchyk and Marie Orenchak. The sex for love. Sex is temporary and not authentic personality theory. In addition to teaching at Christian Mothers perform throughout the Carlow College, he is also a consultant to the include, front from left, Carole Finan, Carole love." This group begins to make personal and Kaltenbough. Ann Krul. Second row, Donna Pittsburgh Diocese and reservations can be made personal commitments in their 20's. Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute and conducts a by contacting commentator Mary Ellen Cupps at private practice in psychological services. He Kudamik, Polly Diamond, Rita Kelly, Karen • Lost youth. Around age 29, there is a 482-2500. also has been honored as an “ Outstanding Ward. Third row, Dela O’Brien, Marie Ross. realization that youth is lost and, Dr. Kraft said, Fourth row, Linda Smith, Nancy Martonik, — Photo by Marty Martonik women often experience this more than men. Educator in Am erica.” % Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, December 2, 1983 — Page 7 Features

H om e A gain Beaver nurse o f f i c i a l s e e s CONNIE ANN VALENTI FATHER RON LENGWIN Father, I think we know in the depths of our As we prepare ourselves spiritually for the Soviet m edical care s y s t e m hearts and minds how important truth is and Birth of Christ, we should reflect on the meaning that's why we have great love and admiration for of the words that an angel spoke in a dream to By PATRICIA BARTOS our favorite teachers. We treasure their memory Joseph when he decided to divorce her quietly, Linda Bigelow's recent trip to Russia lasted like a precious jewel. 1 have that kind of affection wanting not to expose her to the penalties of law: just two weeks, but it gave her a chance to see the for Sister Ludmilla. It doesn't sound very “ Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, Soviet medical care system, the country's flattering, but I think about her everytime I open because she has conceived through the power of tremendous art collections and church a can of peas. the Holy Spirit. He is the one to save people from “ museums.” It also gave her a view of Russian She was teaching us one day about venial and their sin.” society and an uncomfortably dose look at mortal sin. As a part of the lesson, she asked five The Book of Deuteronomy prescribed: “If a international affairs. of us to each count the number of peas in a can. man marries a woman, sleeps with her and says: Mrs. Bigelow, who was making her first foreign The smaller peas were to represent venial sins ‘She was not a virgin,' the girl's mother and trip, was a group leader for an 85-member health and the larger peas mortal sins. That was only the father must take her before the elders and care study tour organized by Professional first of many problems. Have you ever tried to provide evidence of her virginity. If not, they Seminars Inc. The 11-year-old organization seeks decide which are which when they’re almost all shall take her to the door of her father’s house and to provide medical information in all countries the same size? they shall stone her to death. You must banish evil Mrs. Bigelow, who is director of nursing at the The next problem was when I spread them on from your midst." The Enemy whose weapons Medical Center ol Beaver County and a member top of my mother's porcelain table and tried are sin tried to prevent Jesus from entering the of St. Benedict the Moor Church, was to count them. They rolled everywhere, and my world to do battle with him. but Sin could not use recommended for the study trip by her associate, little brother started to eat them. When I tried to sin against the sinless Virgin. Mildred Fink. Mrs. Fink is assistant executive stop him, he began to squash them and so I kicked Throughout His life, Jesus struggled against director of the Medical Center and she and Mrs. him in the shins. sin. To those He healed. He said: “ Your sins are Bigelow had also worked together at Allegheny Well, my mother had enough. Her patience was forgiven; now go and sin no more or something General Hospital. completely drained by now, and with one sweep of worse may happen to you.” He warns that The group made stops in Moscow, the resort a wet dishcloth, all m y venial and mortal sins because He has come, we have no excuse for our city of Socci and Leningrad. Mrs. Bigelow gave were gone. "But M um ," I pleaded with tears in sins; we cannot plead ignorance. And, at the Last four lectures herself and also learned much about m y eyes. I can still see her reaching into the Supper when Jesus shared the Bread and Wine medical care in Russia. cupboard for another can of peas, handing me an with His disciples, He said: "Th is is m y blood She had praise for the emergency care field. opener and saying “ Do your homework outside.” which is to be shed for the forgiveness of sins." Ambulances are dispatched by district for health Betsy, a friend and neighbor, saw me and came emergencies and the patient is treated at home If over. We decided to ask her Aunt Mamie, a school In another final and important lesson, He said: he requires more care, he is taken to a clinic or teacher, for help. With a kind and gentle smile, "It is for your own good that I am leaving you admitted to a hospital Emergency rooms, as she told us to first separate the peas according to now. If I do net go, the Advocate cannot come to such, do not exist there, she found. Linda Bigelow, director of nursing at the Mediral size, then to divide them into piles of ten, and you. When he comes, he will show the world how She also discovered nurses perform much less Center of Beaver County, recalls her trip to Russia. finally to add them all up. "When you write your wrong it was about sin and in their refusal to documentation work than in the U.S. Nurses also — Photo by John C. Keenan name on the paper,” she said, “ place the letters believe in me. He will convince them how right I don't make notes or chart medication; in Russia George in Allentown, where she had been J.M .J. over it and ask Jesus, Mary and Joseph to was. When the Spirit of Truth comes. He will doctors do this. IVs are not used as much either, married. bless your project.” teach you the complete truth. He will glorify me.' ’ and in general, hospitals in Russia would "It's worth a trip just to see the cathedrals." In class the next day, we each reported the Christmas, then, honors not only Jesus. M ary and compare with U.S. hospitals of several decades she noted. number of “ venial and mortal sins" we found, but Joseph for following the will of the Supreme ago, she reported. The word that would best describe the Russian to m y dismay none of us came close to one Being, but also the Advocate who will bring all to Mrs. Bigelow, an articulate and gracious people, she said, is "controlled." Although the another’s count. Sister explained "Even though completion. woman with a warm personality, wanted to talk Moscow subways are amazingly clean and we, like the cans of peas, may look the same, only Sin is the refusal to live as God has told us, especially about her visits to the Cathedrals — beautiful, the people ride in veritable silence. God truly knows what's inside. We must be especially through the revelation of Jesus. Sin Annunciation in Moscow and St. Isaac and St. They stand silently in one line after another to careful not to confuse mortal sins for venial sins, always destroys some good. We speak of different Basil, both in Leningrad. purchase goods And even in the famous Gum even though it’s not always easy to tell them gradations of sin in the belief that a sin against Russian tour guides speak matter-of-factly of Department Store, military men stand guard apart.” God is worse than a sin against ourself or our such structures as being built "during the The tour group members also were aware that I remember trying that night to count all the neighbor; a sin which injures a person is worse Christian era," or of relating "this is what their hotel rooms were bugged and that they were sins I had ever committed in my life, but m y little than one which destroys his property; a sin which Christians believed.” in explaining features of being watched, she added. brother kept messing up m y count again. I destroys spiritual goodness is worse than a carnal religious art works in the churches. This aura of “ control" extended to the biggest worried I would have to spend billions or trillions sin. "Th e y’re all called museums now It gives you news event to happenduring their Russian stay — of years in purgatory. The five of us who had All sin causes spiritual death; therefore, all sin a sad feeling.” she explained. the shooting down of a Korean plane with 269 counted the peas certainly learned our lesson and should be avoided and a sincere effort should be A lifelong Catholic,' Mrs. Bigelow was people aboard, by Russian jets. vowed we’d never commit even the smallest sin made to restore whatever good has been entranced with the icons in the Russian Orthodox The American tour group members found out again. Unfortunately, the world is filled with such diminished or destroyed. However, only divine cathedrals. The exquisitely beautiful mosaics about the tragedy eight days after it happened, broken promises. forgiveness remedies sin. Priests, like Mary and and other art works, which drew dispassionate through a Finnish man And they heard at lirst Sister Ludmilla, your method of teaching was a Joseph, have a heavier obligation in this regard. descriptions from the guides, still made a deep that it was a U.S. plane shot down bit out of the ordinary, but you made a large dent They must not allow their hearts and minds and impression on Mrs. Bigelow. "We wondered when we would get out. how in my heart. But then life’s greatest lesson wasn’t hands to become bound by sin, for in binding them " I felt the spirituality of the churches. They could we get out." she recalled. Their Russian ordinary either — the Son of God died on a cross they bind the hands of Christ once again. weren’t museums’ to me," she commented, lour guide would provide only grudging answers for us. noting that many other tour members expressed to their continuing questions. similar feelings. A Texas man finally got a phone call through to She brought home numerous art books with his wife in Russia and provided the Americans color plates featuring Russian cathedral art and with information, but it wasn't until the group Teaching as Jesus did its standing collections and she plans to further reached Finland and grabbed up Western study the history of the sights that impressed her. newspapers that they learned the full story Russia's art collections are vast and Mrs. Bigelow did manage to call home to Mount impressive. Mrs. Bigelow, who has a deep Lebanon, where she lives with her husband G od works through hum ans interest in art and music and has attended art Thomas and children Tommy, 12. and Gloria. 9 shows in New York, said " I don’t think the She reached Tom m y and assured him she was Russians realize the value of their art works. ” By SR. ROSE ANGELA GOSS, CSJ of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me safe. The government is in the process of restoring Though their visit to Russia was educational Diocesan-Parish Liaison food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a more of the church "museums,” although the and informative, most, like Mrs. Bigelow, were A survivor of a flood who prayed for God’s help stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you churches as places of worship are kept locked, "very happy" to be coming home So happy, that recognized God’s aid in the person of the rescuer. clothed me. I was ill and you comforted me, in she said. they spontaneously joined in singing "God Bless The critically ill person prays for health. A much prison and you came to visit me.. .1 assure you, as She also came across a church that closely needed by-pass proves successful. The surgeon often as you did it for one of my brothers, you did it America" once they got on the homeward bound resembled her former parish church — St. has been the human instrument through which for me” (Matthew 25: 34-41). plane, she laughlingly recalled. God caused healing. Money is needed to pay off a mortgage. After many prayers, a former tenant pays back rent. We cite numerous examples of God's providence witnessed through human concern. So ST. MARY’S SENIOR CITIZENS too, in the cognitive field. God continually allows Himself to be revealed through those who preach, teach and in many ways share the “ Good News of Christmas Craft Sale the Gospel.” Unfortunately, many people are not given the Mellon opportunity to know about God’s goodness until Saturday, Dec. 3 9 AM to 2 PM they experience a crisis. In 1947 a young man, John Givens, worked as a laborer in a convent Sunday, Dec. 4 9 AM to 2 PM motherhouse. His work was done with Investment exceptional care. 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Organizations like The Symbol of Catholic Charity the St. Vincent de Paul Society are constantly in touch with those in need. They and all who help PARISH SHARE PROGRAM the needy will hear the consoling words of Christ, “ Come! You have m y Father's blessing! Inherit Are you doing your share? the kingdom prepared for you from the creation Page 8 — Pittsburgh Catholic, Friday, December 2, 1983 Diocesan/national news

P C C praises pro-life lawm akers

for vote on abortion-related E R A

v. Wade decision, if pro-life HARRISBURG - Describing Court could invalidate not only the Hyde Amendment, which justices are appointed to the the vote as “ the toughest vote on Supreme Court,” Fetterhoff said. abortion ever taken in the House of prohibits federal funding of Representatives,” Pennsylvania abortions except when the life of Voting against abortion in the Catholic Conference Executive the mother is in danger, but any E R A vote from the Pittsburgh Director Howard Fetterhoff last kind of ‘ ‘conscience-clause’ ’ Diocese was Congressman Joseph week praised the members of the legislation, which allows doctors Gaydos, McKeesport. Voting for Pennsylvania Congressional and nurses, for example, to choose ER A without the anti-abortion Delegation who voted against not to participate in abortions, amendment were Congressmen abortion in the recent attempt to without fear of losing their jobs. Joseph Kolter, Beaver Falls; revive the Equal Rights William Coyne and Douglas Amendment. “Worse, the E R A without the "Th e vote was supposed to be on abortion-neutralizing amendment Walgren, both Pittsburgh; Thomas Ridge, Erie, and Austin the revival of the E R A . But unlike would probably make it previous House votes, the issue of impossible to ever reverse the Roe Murphy, Charleroi. abortion was injected squarely into the debate and the vote. U.S.-Vatican m easure Tremendous pressure was put on the members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, and those of our members who voted signed by President pro-life deserve great credit and WASHINGTON (NC) — A bill support for formal diplomatic ties our thanks,” said Fetterhoff. with the Vatican. How did the E R A revival turn lifting a century-old ban on U.S. into an abortion vote? Congress­ diplomatic relations with the Since he assumed office in 1981 man James Sensenbrenner of Vatican was signed into law by Reagan has had a "personal Wisconsin, introduced an President Reagan Nov. 28. representative” to the Holy See, “abortion-neutralizing’' amend­ William A. Wilson. The Vatican’s The measure was signed by current apostolic delegate in the takes Communion to many elderly in the parish. ment to insure that the E R A would Paying a friendly call on John A. Schmidt, a Reagan as part of a larger bill United States, who does not hold Such visiting and care for the elderly is a large part not confer a right to abortion, parishioner at St. George Church in Allentown, are authorizing programs for the ambassadorial rank, is Archbi­ of the work of the Association of Ladies of Charity Fetterhoff explained. The House Bee Fischl, left, and Carol Gehring, both members State Department. The Vatican shop Pio Laghi. of the Ladies of Charily of the parish, and Sister in the diocese. The organization begins its annual leadership tried to ram the E R A relations measure had been Annette, the social service worker at St. George. fund drive this week. through without any debate or attached to the bill by Congress Other recent U.S. presidents opportunity for amendments, Miss Gehring is also a eucharistie minister and — Photo by John C. Keenan earlier this year. also have appointed personal including Sensenbrenner’s. representatives to the Vatican. ERA’s supporters declared any A White House spokesman said vote except “ yes” would be Nov. 28 he did not know whether or The proposal to end the ban on Ladies o f Charity to aid considered anti-ERA. how soon the Reagan administra­ diplomatic relations with the "M any observers feel the bill tion would proceed with the Vatican was introduced last was rushed through this way appointment of an ambassador to summer by Rep. Clement J. e l d e r l y w i t h Christm as appeal because support for the the Holy See. Zablocki (D-Wis.) and later was Sensenbrenner and other attached to the State Department amendments was growing," The measure does not require By PATRICIA BARTOS and by assisting them in solving their problems.” bill by Sen. Richard Lugar (R- Fetterhoff explained. "The appointment of an ambassador Newspapers and television reports To contribute to the appeal for the Emergency Ind.) on a voice vote of the Senate. pressure was terrific.” and instead mearly ends an 1867 increasingly are documenting the plight of the Trust Fund for the Aged, or to get more Without an abortion-neutraliz­ prohibition on such an appoint­ Congress gave final approval to needy — hungry families, unemployed information, contact the Ladies of Charity, ing amendment, many pro-life ment. But Reagan administration the entire bill and sent it to Reagan individuals and elderly — and of church and Diocesan Building, 111 Blvd. of the Allies, lawyers think the U.S. Supreme officials in the past have voiced Nov. 18. social organizations’ efforts to aid this ever­ Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222. growing population. , The fact that more and more people are living in poverty is not news, however, to the many who O u r Advertisers like to hear “I saw your ad in the Catholic.” Repeat it often! are trying to help. Sister Donna Tracy, for instance, has been a parish social service worker at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church in Braddock for six years. Braddock has long been afflicted with high unemployment, resulting poverty and other BUSINESS effects of a depressed economy. She has found the needs of the poor are never-ending and cannot be met through church and private efforts alone. Sister also has seen that similar situations are evolving in other areas of industrial Pittsburgh, DIRECTORY in the Mon and Beaver Valleys, where an almost comatose steel industry has resulted in a new designation, the “ new needy,” unemployed workers and their families. Where once the families could afford to help their elderly parents and relatives, that measure • of comfort too is lapsing. STEREO ••After working in this field for six years, I feel J.P. Joins Plsstarlng Winter Special SEWING Patchwork Specialty "W t keep you In tkchee REPAIRS Equitable Window Company there has to be structural change in the policies 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Interior Painting that govern people,” Sister Donna explained. The HK( STIMMI «SUttD Particular Work lor MACHINE Factory Service North Hilts 231-5560 government must help with food, clothing and CLEAN UP UPON Particular People Service tor 3 Û eneref/on« for many Brands shelter for the needy, she added. Until such COMPLETION REPAIR Watt Hills East Hills 921-0505 241-6995 changes are made, those helping the poor direct 372-1185 921-5783 SPECIAL PENNTRONICS them to the agencies that can provide aid. When OH • M|aal 4110 PENN AVE. CE "gaps” emerge between what aid is available and South Hills 561 3810 PAINTING MORRONE 683-2348 a I what the poor need, the poor often do without. 563-2515 Replacement Windows. Prime 6 Storm Doors ; In an admittedly modest attempt to fill such B.M. BAILEY Interior + Exterior Siding e Soffit e Fascia e Roofing e Gutters e Downspouts • "gaps” when the elderly poor are involved, the WALL COVERINGS Association of Ladies of Charity in the diocese Plastering Co. INSURED REFERENCES MARTIN L. SCHMOTZER - Owner seven years ago established their Emergency FREE ESTIMATES Electronic ■Ml DANIEL BARR Goirjf Distributing Trust Fund for the Elderly. 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Our Sarvlcn are Free CALL AMITY TOURS painted. Since 1962, G. Quigley succeeds Bishop Joseph A. University in Rome. RT 51 PLEASANT HILLS A BEAUTIFUL EVENING— 683-2757. 766-4088 The nine counties from the 531-9092 ACROSS FROM EAT N PARK WITH MUSIC-U-LIKE WED­ McNicholas, who died last April. Archdiocese of Denver are Bishop-designate Carlson was 884-2707 882-2707 DINGS, all occasions, will play SENIOR CITIZENS—Haveyour born June 30,1944, in Minneapolis unlimited hours, at a reasonable walls washed or painted at The pope named Father Robert Cheyenne, Douglas, Elbert, El Need a Bust Call US and was ordained a priest May 23, price. Jerry, 884-6431 prices you can afford. 241-5953 Carlson, 39, chancellor of the Paso, Kit Carson, Lake, Lincoln, Charter Buses Avaltebte 1970. IN THANKSGIVING—To ANNOUNCING—Expert wed WALLPAPER 4 INSTALL Archdiocese of St. Paul- Park and Teller. Sacred Heart, Holy Mary, ding consultant and professional TION—Experienced, profes­ Mother of Jesus, St. Theresa, St. Minneapolis, to be an auxiliary Bishop-designate Carlson has discjockey entertainment sional paper hanger; Shop-al- bishop to Archbishop John R. Bishop Hanifen was born in Jude. Please Continue to 385 WANTED service. Now accepting home service. Discount sanitas Denver June 15, 1931, and was been vice chancellor and director intercede for me. N.M. Roach of that See TO BUY bookings [or the Holidays. 4 wallpaper. Free est, 461-8279 ordained a priest June 6, 1959. He of vocations for the archdiocese IN THANKSGIVING—To St Sonny's Record Revue. 241-2212 Dale Redpalh and was named chancellor in Jude for his intercession for a Archbishop Pio Laghi, apostolic studied guidance and counseling ALL—Good used furniture BAND— For weddings, parties. W ALLPAPE R IN G —and Paint- at the Catholic University of December 1979. great many favors received wanted, kitchen sets, DR or BR Good Variety. Spectrum. 4 ing. Discount on Wallcovering. delegate in the United States, RAH sets, 1 piece or entire home. Day persons $300. with vocalist $350 Interior Painting. George MY THANKS-T o Jesus. St. 766-5115. Eve., 761-4821 885-6246. 661-4495______Tracy, 462-4035; 381-7048 Jude for answering my prayers. AMERICAN FLYER. LIONEL. “YOU CAN SURVIVE THE U S C C calls tuition tax credit vote Please continue to intercede foi IVES—Toy trains and acces­ BAND—"EASY STREET" The DAY AFTER"—Be prepared, me. Sorry i'm late. E.J.C._____ sory. By collector. Any age or best in musical entertainment find out what you can do for for weddings, parties and condition. P A Y U P TO *10,000 shelter. Call now 882-2395. MY THANKS-To Blessed banquets, 884-9133. Mother, St. Theresa, St. 276-5325. m issed opportunity for education Anthony. St. Jude for answering BUYING—All Gold. Class BAND—"Second Wind". »1 my prayers. Please Continue Rings, Sterling Silver .99, U.S. choice of hundreds of couples for Bathtubs Resurfaced WASHINGTON (NC) - The table a tuition tax credit said Father Gallagher. Outfit om ini Or II run interceding H.L and Foriegn coins. Century their wedding entertainment. amendment to a then-pending Sava *1500 compared to Senate missed an opportunity to “ When the awareness of this H A N K S -T o Blessed Mother, Coins. 4628 Route 51. Whitehall. Top quality, excellent variety. promote excellence in education Olympic tariff bill. The USCC is 731-5412. 854-5873______n a » tub tnstaSaUon fact is heightened to the point aint Jude and All Saints for 882-6900 when it voted to table tuition tax the public policy arm of the U.S. rayers answered. Please where Americans elect officials BUYING OLD WOODEN - BAND—Available New $159.95 Wirk enmata* bishops. intinue to help. B.J.S Years Eve, excellent variety, credits, the top education official who recognize it and act upon it, Furniture, antiques, glassware Porctliln Rosurfadng of the U.S. Catholic Conference Father Gallagher said he rHANKS—To Blessed Mother and estates. Thank you for with vocals. Call 412-947-5584 or 327-1495 the excellence for which we all sacred Heart. St. Jude, St. Anne calling 364-6801. ______947-3597.______said. regretted that much of the tuition strive will finally come to full Please continue to hear my CELEBRATE—Your special Father Thomas G. Gallagher, tax credit debate in the Senate fruition," he said. prayers. A.M.______CASH—For old oak furniture. occasion with music by USCC secretary for education, focused on school systems and Furnishing old home. Not E TE R N ITY. Excellence in all 700 He also said the Senate action T H A N K S -To The Infant of antique dealer. Call 361-6185. AUTOMOBILES said the vote showed "misunder­ institutional concerns rather than Prague for a big favor received types of music. Call 487-4930 or FOR SALE standings'' about American the students who would be was a ‘ 'disappointment'' for C.L-S. CHILDREN'S ITEMS-40 years 881-8276______supporters of tuition tax credits older tin. metal windup, education, particularly in light of affected. THANKSGIVING—To Jesus COMBO—The Godfathers- 1975 NATIO N AL S C O U T -$800 “ There is no doubt that tuition and added that the legislation furniture, dolls, characters, Music for all occasions, the “ recent flood of national Sacred Heart, Our Lady of the or best offer. 1977 Ford L T D., 2 would have ensured justice for clothes cutouts any condition. satisfaction for all ages. 761- reports on education calling for tax credits would further enhance Miraculous Medal and dear St Call Carol 922-4607 dr $900 or best offer. 531-0397 parents who want to choose ah 4821. excellence.” the system of American education Jude, continue prayers for Bill education best suited to the needs M.C LIONEL. AMERICAN FLYER. FOR POLISH POLKAS- by supporting and empowering IVES TRAINS—Notre Dame 803 SLEEPING ROOM of their children. HANK YOL-Jesus. Mary & Standards and a bit of The Senate voted 59-38 Nov. 16 to parental choice in education, Alumus will pay up to $10,000. everything. Music for all oseph and all the saints I pray Any condition anywhere. SLEEPING ROOM— Attractive o for favors received. D.W.E occasions and places. Call Collector. Drew Bauer 821 3389. Lenny 276-3850.______Catholic Home. Laundry and rHANK Y O U -S t Jude. St 821-4851. Kitchen available. Responsible C alendar rherese. St. Teresa, St LOOKING FOR—I930's or older LAD Y DJ—For all occasions, student or person (female only). experience and reasonable. Dymphna, St. Peregrine, St dining room sets and other misc Everything included. $150 a \nthony, St. Francis, St. Anne Music 40's thru 80 s Mary 344- month. On Bus-line. 531-0397. • SUNDAY, DEC. 4 FRIDAY, DEC. 9 furniture. Also glassware, 3085. ______[or favors received. D.W.E. pottery and etc. Call 372-5169. 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Crafton Trading Blarney Stone Restaurant in ALLEGHENY CENTER AREA opens with music by Heirborne, with talk by Fr. WWDS Singlet Group, St. James, Sewiekley -r V I A T R A V E L Post 922-4441, 10-5, closed Etna. For info call 781-1666 or —One br. apartment, private Christmas party, Ramada Inn, Beers School Rd.. bath, equipped kitchen. Walk Timothy Fitzgerald, followed by refreshments. Tuesdays & Sundays. 366-1672 PRESENTS downtown, single employed. Moon Twp, featuring buffet dinner and WANTED—Old furniture, cedar STEADY BEAT PRODUC­ $210 including utilities. 821-8141. TUESDAY, DEC. 6 entertainment. For reservations at $13 by Dec 4. Atlantic City chests, dining room, kitchens TIONS— D.J. music for all ALLENTOW N—3rm. and bath,, call 859-3192 or 264-6218 sets, fanct carved furniture, occasions; Weddings, dances, S p e c ia ls painted dishes, glassware, equipped kitchen, 2nd. f l l St. Paul Retreat House, South Side — Advent Harrah's Marina Caaino anniversaries, holiday and lamps, stain glass, goldJewelry, private parties. Call for info References $200 381-5917. evening of recollection for retreatants, 6 :15 to 11 Catholic Business A Professional Women — Day Stay where you play silverplated & sterling flatware, 6215575 or 487-8712 SACRED HE ART-Highland p.m. For reservations call 381-7676. of renewal, Cenacle, Oakland, 11 a.m. Fr. Hugh dolls, wind-up toys, teddy bears, Ave. unfurnished studio. McCormley, moderator. Dcocmbar Special oriental rugs, mirrors, clocks, THE DIPLOMATS COMBO- Featuring male vocalist. Efficiency, carpetted, A/C, bath most old things. For cash call and kitcnen. 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9 Page 10 — Pittsburgh Catholic. Friday, December 2. 1963 Arom d the diocese Villa Maria arts festival St. Michael mission Sisters adopt new symbol Munhall honors bishop The children at St. Therese School in M unhall Villa M aria High School. Villa M aria, Pa^w iU Fr. Edward W olanski, vice-rector of St. Paul The Sisters of St Francis of M illvale have hold its w inter fine arts festival on Sunday, Dec. 4 adopted a new sym bol for their com m unity. recently shared a special Thanksgiving Mass Monastery, South Side, will conduct a parish with Bishop Vincent M . Leonard. at 2 p.m . Highlights include choral selections mission at St. M ichael, Pius St., South Side, T h e n e w s y m b o l i s The 61 fourth-graders at St. Therese led the reflecting the them e “ Christm as in M any Lands Saturday through Thursday. Dec. 5-8. He will composed of two crossed entrance procession with the bishop. They also and an art show. speak at the 6 p.m . Saturday M ass and at the 8:30 arm s, representing Christ and served as lectors and carried the O ffertory gifts. The school's glee dub, vocal ensemble ana and 11a.m . Sunday M asses H e w ill also conduct a, St. Francis, nailed to a T- The children donated canned goods for the freshm an choir w ill perform . An art display will holy hour and talk on Sunday at 7 p m shaped cross called a tau. To needy and prepared special m essages for Bishop indude arts and crafts in a variety of mediums. On Monday and Tuesday at 6 p.m., he has St. Francis of Assisi, the tau Refreshm ents w ill be served scheduled confession follow ed by conferences On represented the goodness and L e o n a r d . Tickets m ay be purchased at the door. The hign W ednesday at 10 a m will be stations and a love of God and the total school is located 11 m iles w est o f N ew Castle and conference, with confessions at 6 p.m . follow ed by mission of Christ and the Troy Hill program ten m iles east of Youngstow n, o ff U.S. Route 422. the anticipated Holy Day M ass at 7 p.m . universality of salvation. On Thursday, confession w ill begin at 8 a.m ., The process to design a distinctive com m unity The parent-teacher guild at North Catholic Tests for Central follow ed by Mass at 9a.m . and a conference; with sym bol began in the com m unity's 1981 chapter In H igh School, Troy H ill, w ill sponsor a program on confession and Mass again at 6 and 7 p.m. prom ulgating the acts of the chapter, it w as said college financial aid on W ednesday, Dec. 7 at 8 Central Catholic High School, Oakland, will to the Im m aculate Heart of M ary "that the members of our community be pm . in the school cafeteria. James Hoover, give the placem ent test to incom ing freshmen w ill take place at all Holy Day M asses publically indentified by wearing a Franciscan financial aid director at the U niversity of D ayton, boys on Saturday, Jan. 14, beginning at 8:30 a.m . symbol that is distinctive of the M illvale w ill be the speaker. H e w ill focus on how to fill out Eighth grade boys attending parochial, public or Franciscans, A ll the com m unity w ill be invited to a sam ple need analysis form . private schools and who wish to attend Central in Workshop in Library participate in the design of the sym bol. . Coodinating the program is Bro. Jack the next academ ic year must take the Beginning with an Advent 1981 retreat, the Dem psey, SM, guidance director at the high examination. Applications for the entrance The boosters of St. Joan of A rc School, Library, sisters began to fam iliarize them selves with the school. N orth C atholic is located at 1400 T roy H ill exam ination can be obtained by contacting Bro. w ill hold their fifth annual Santa's workshop on theology of sym bols. Sm all group m eetings w ere follow ed so that the entire com m unity would have R o a d . Richard G rzeskiew icz, FSC, assistant principal, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and Dec. 11, from For more information about the program, at 621-8189 during school hours. 10a.m to 2 p m . The them e for this year’s event is an opportunity to suggest what type of sym bol telephone 321-4823. "Som ething for Everyone at the Right Price.” should be adopted. Artists within the com m unity The event will feature the sale of handmade who were interested in designing the sym bol N ecrology item s, stocking stuffers, baked goods, etc. Also provided input. Downtown craft sale featured will be children's photographs with Th ree designs w ere presented to the sisters, but D e c . 7 Santa Claus. none were adopted. A new symbol was St. M ary Senior Citizens will sponsor their Fr. Philip F. A n gert ...... 1948 St. Joan of Arc School is located at the then designed. A few minor modifications annual Christm as craft sale at Law less H all, St. Joseph C. Pace intersection of Route 88 and M ontour Street. w ere suggested and the sym bol was adopted by M ary of M ercy Church, Stanwix St., Downtown (Perm , deacon)...... 1 97 4 F or m ore inform ation, telephone K athie at 833- the com m unity on Oct. 30. Pittsburgh Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4. D e c . 8 7 5 6 1 . Hours are Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m . to2 Fr. John L. Ph illips ...... 1968 p . m . Fr. James M cK eever ...... 1968 Wilmerding play The sale will continue on weekdays from 10 M sgr. W illiam J. Spiegel...... 19 6 9 Bethel Park fest a.m . to 2 p.m . in the Senior Citizens’ Building at A Christm as m usical play w ill be presented by D e c . 11 A Christm as craft festival will be held at St. 109-111 W ood St., D owntown. Fr. W illiam M cM ullen ...... 1 93 7 the CCD students of St. Aloysius Church in Proceeds will benefit the Senior Citizens' Fr. Anthony G. W ehrle ...... 1 96 9 Valentine Church, 2710 Ohio St., Bethel Park, W ilm erding on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. in C e n t e r . Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10, from 11 a.m . McGarey Hall. . .. t , ... . Featured will be num erous hand-crafted and t o 9 p . m . Titled “ The Christm as Gift, the play will be knitted item s suitable for Christm as gift giving. i MMBOOMWI^WWWWWWWi i i ■ — ------Featured will be herbal gifts, silversm ithing presented free, but offerings w ill be accepted. and other item s, plus refreshm ents. Proceeds Refreshm ents and a bake sale w ill follow. Placement test Amicl's Christmas Dance will benefit the parish youth fellowship. For in form ation call 833-4758 or 835-2029. Radio Bible series Bishop Boyle High School, Homestead, will Sat. Dec. 10, 8:30 PM administer its placement test for incoming ST. SYLVESTERS CHURCH HALL Santa in Green Tree W EDO radio station, 810 in M cKeesport, will freshmen on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the school, BRENTWOOD host two Advent series on the Bible, to be located at 120 East Ninth Ave. The testing w ill "B reakfast W ith Santa and Santa's Shop" will presented by Brother Elliott M aloney, assistant begin at 8:30 a.m . and last to approxim ately 12:30 be held at St. M argaret Church in Green Tree professor of Scripture at St. Vincent College and p.m. For m ore information or to receive a $ 1 0 f per person Saturday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m . in the social hall at Sem inary in Latrobe. registration form , contact the school office at 462- 310 M ansfield Ave. Entertainm ent w ill be by the Brother Elliott will give a six-week series 8516. INCLUDES: Buffet, Beer, Wine, Patti Goulding Studio of Dance. Sundays beginning Dec. 4, from 8 to 8; 30 a.m . on Mixers, DJ, Door Prizes. F or reservations at $2 call Kathi R afferty, 343- "H ow to Read the New Testam ent." Schenley class members Must make reservations 0754, o r B arbara C antw ell, 343-7344. He w ill give a two-week series on "Th e Letters before December 7th of St. P au l," M ondays, D ec. 5 and 12, from 7:30 to The m em bers of the February and June 1934 Folk concert set 8 a . m . graduating classes of Schenley High School, If you are single, 21-35, looking for new Oakland, are seeking addresses of classm ates for friends and fun things to do, think about Calliope House Inc. will sponsor a concert of Catholic school program a combined 50th anniversary reunion next AMICI. traditional and contem porary folk m usic with summer. Class m em bers, fam ily or friends of Call Carl, dally 341-4811 After 5:30 PM 882-9314 M alcolm Dalglish and G rey Larsen Saturday, Fr. Hugh Lang, diocesan superintendent of graduates are asked to telephone Bill R eister at e3esS£9494SS45MEM94SieEM9CSM9454E^C9l49K3ieE)|CdlG}^fe D ec. 10, at 8 p.m . in Synod H ail, 125 N. C raig St., schools, will appear on the "Say Yes to Life” 487-6383 or Betty Alston at 242-4897 to identify Oakland Tickets at $6 are available at the East radio program hosted by Fr. Tom Smith on graduates or provide inform ation. E n d Food Coop, Sem ple Street Food Coop, Irish Saturday, Dec. 3. The program is carried at 10 An open m eeting for all 1934 graduates has been Design Center, Pitt's Box O ffice and Carnegie- a.m . on radio station W ED O 810 in M cKeesport. scheduled for Saturday, D ec. 10 at 2 p.m . in Room ONLY M ellon's student union. For inform ation call 322- Joining Fr. Lang and Fr. Sm ith w ill be Fr. Jam es 107, Schenley H igh School, to plan for the reunion. 6 3 5 9 . Gaston, superintendent of schools for the Greensburg Diocese. Ursuline day care Vincentian events $399£ Ursuline Center Inc. Day Care and Nursery Vincentian High School, at Peebles & M cKnight Christmas for needy School in Bloom field accepts vouchers for the Rds., North Hills, will host an open house for The Cloverleaf Area Ecum enical Assistance Fam ily Support Services program created by eighth-graders and high school students Sunday, Gov. Richard Thornburgh. 1 4 K A R A T Dec. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m . An inform al reception Program w ill be channeling holiday gifts to the unem ployed and underem ployed within the two- The program aids unemployed workers and w ill follow a tour of the school. their fam ilies by providing for day care at no S O L I D G O L D Vincentian will also administer placem ent m ile radius of the cloverleaf in Pleasant Hills. charge for those unem ployed m ore than 15 w eeks tests to eighth-graders Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9 G ifts of services such as haircuts, babysitting, CROSS dry cleaning, car washing, dinners, Christm as but less than two years and have children under a.m . to noon, at $4. For inform ation call Sister a g e 12. WITH M ary Theresita, principal, at 364-1616 o r 364-3000. trees, w rapping paper are all needed. For inform ation call Cindy Kaulakis, 355-5206. G ifts m ay be delivered to the group s food bank DIAMOND in St. Pius X Hall on G rove Road, Tuesdays or Munhall Thanksgiving Fridays between 11 a.m . and 2 p.m . or by calling Oakland play slated AND 18 INCH i The second through seventh grade students at 6 5 3 -6 7 7 2 . GOLD Since the program began in early spring, The hit Broadw ay play, “ M ass Appeal” w ill be I f St. Rita School, Munhall, marked an old- residents have contributed m ore than $10,000. perform ed at St. P eter Church in Oakland on Dec. CHAIN fashioned Thankgiving on M onday, Nov. 21. 11-17 at 8:30 p.m . A special m atinee w ill be held The students and teachers dressed up as St. Hyacinth fest Dec. 17 at 2 p.m . F or reservations, call 681-1476. 418-884-8990 Pilgrim s and Indians. Each class decorated their "M ass Appeal” is an ecclesiastical comedy MC □ VISA □ A£. CJ tables with articles brought from hom e. Parents about a priest in a w ealthy parish and a young, A cct. ff------assisted with the m aking and donating of food; St Hyacinth Church, at 3201 Craft Place in local superm arkets donated turkeys. A religious Oakiand, w ill host a parish festival Saturday and idealistic sem inarian. ■Exp------service was conducted before the dinner. After Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4, in the church hail. the dinner, choral readings and poem s, w ritten by Hours are Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m . and Sunday Blue Arm y elects SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: the students, w ere presented. from noon to 6:30 p.m. Steak dinners will be VERNON GOLD & SILVER CO. served on Sunday from noon to 2; 30 p.m . at $4. Advent retreat slated Also featured w ill be hot sausage and pierogi New officers have been elected for the Blue 4724 CLAIRTON BLVD. PITTSBURGH, PA 15236 and other refreshm ents. For sale w ill be hom e­ Arm y’s Diocesan (Im m aculate Heart) Center. NAME ------— ------They are Anne Bugle, president; Joseph Decker, m ade chocolate candy, dolls, silk arrangem ents ADDRESS ------Pax Christi Pittsburgh and the Am os House Christm as ornam ents, baked goods, afghans and vice president; Kathy Garland, secretary; and Catholic W orkers w ill hold an Advent retreat on Jack Mihm, treasurer. Fr. Thomas Carey is CITY ______STATE. Saurday Dec. 3 at Duquesne University. crocheted item s. spiritual director. Guest speaker w ill be Tom Cornell, co-founder Allentown series ZIP ------PHONE of the Catholic Peace Fellow ship and Pax Christi Volunteers sought USA. He is the international secretary of the Catholic Peace Fellowship and runs a soup A nine-week course Bible study series will kitchen and house of hospitality in W aterbury, begin at St. George Church, 225 Allen Ave., Birthright of Pittsburgh is seeking volunteers B R ID A L to help sort and num ber slides for the “ Susan’s B IR T H D A Y C o n n . Allentown, W ednesday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m . in Fr John Hugo, who conducted m any retreats Georgian Hall. „ Story” presentation it is promoting. For ANHIVIRSARY for Dorothy Day, w ill be the hom ilist at the 1:30 Registration w ill continue until Dec. 31 at *>. inform ation, call M ary Luthy, 242-1484. H O L ID A Y G IF T S p.m. Mass. . „ , For inform ation, call the rectory at 381-8300. “ New Ideas for Sheltering the Homeless in fSeduction9 presentation Pittsbu rgh" w ill the dinner discussion topic to be *Urban9 awards led by the Catholic W orker group. Dr. W ilson Bryan Key, author of two books on Registrations is at 10:30 a.m . at the Duquesne Fr. Donald M cllvane. pastor of Corpus Christi sublim inal persuasion in advertising, w ill discuss U niversity chapel. Lunch is not provided. Cost of in East Liberty, was am ong 13 persons honored “ Sublim inal Seduction” on M onday, D ec. 5 at 7:30 the day is 55. Sim ple supper, Catholic worker by the Urban League of Pittsburgh recently at the p.m. at La Roche College, Allison Park. His Features style, is provided. organization's 65th anniversary celebration at presentation is free and open to the public and w ill F or m ore inform ation, call 682-4760. the W illiam Penn Hotel. be held in the Academ ic H all, W est Cam pus, 9000 Others cited for "25 years of volunteer service Babcock Blvd. For m ore inform ation, contact c o p c o g o l d 'Messiah’ presentation for improved race relations" were: Morton Gay Brown in the La Roche Student Activities Colem an, W endell G. Freeland, E lsie H. Hillm an, O ffice at 367-9300, ext. 139. The com bined choirs of SS. Peter and Paul and Marguerite Hofer, K. Leroy Irvis, Robert St. John Lutheran Churches will join with the New Lavelle, Aaron Levinson, Louis Mason Jr., COOKWARE Frankie Pace, Rev. Leroy Patrick, Orlean Ricco Horizons Chorale in presenting Handels and Judge Henry Smith. • M essiah' and Other Good News on Friday and Specially priced 50% OFF Sunday, Dec. 16 and 18, at 8 p.m . Reagan’s Hearing A id Friday's ecum enical concert is set for St. John's Church on 40th Street in LawrenceviHe. M odal N ow In Pittsburgh betw een Penn and Liberty. Sunday s is set forSS. A Directed Retreat For persons Interested In one-to-one Peter and Paul, 130 Larim er Ave., East Liberty. President Reagan wears a new The m usical venture is part of a celebration of guidance through a personally tailored kind of hearing aid, so tiny its the 500th anniversary of M artin Luther. retreat ot silence and solitude. barely detectible. 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r 1 Around the diocese Pittsburgh Catholic. Friday. December 2, 1983 — Page 11 Human services agency to undergo name change

By PATRICIA BARTOS Social and Community Services of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc., which is the primary agency The new logo of the diocese in the delivery of human services, for the office of will have a new name effective Jan. 1, 1984. Catholic Chari­ The agency in the future will be known as ties in the Dio­ Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, cese of Pitts­ Inc. burgh. Inc. is The change, announced this week by Msgr. identical to that John C. McCarren, executive director of the of the National 1 diocese’s Department of Social and Community Conference of Development, reflects a move from a Catholic Chari­ “ technically very precise title” that few people ties. It incor- actually understood or remembered, to a "more porales the generic, more readily understood” name. cross built upon The name “ Social and Community Services of the form of two the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc." actually had just “ Cs," represen­ been used for the last six years. It was in 1977 that ting the words the former diocesan Commission of Catholic “ Catholic Char­ Charities was consolidated with Catholic Social ities.” Service of Allegheny County to form SCS. The new name change has been approved by the membership of SCS on recommendation of the • The term “charity” becomes more readily board of directors. The membership includes the identified with the Church, in the minds of both bishop, the dean from each of the six counties Catholics and non-Catholics served by SCS and Msgr. McCarren, who is Msgr McCarren noted that, during a SCS fund diocesan liaison with the SCS, as the ex-officio drive last year, it became apparent that ’ ’Social St. Bernard ' Th’ member. and Community Services of the Diocese of Msgr. McCarren cited three main reasons for Pittsburgh, Inc.” was not a name that many Children at St. Bernard School in Mount Lebanon, are Joel Krikston, left, and Lynn Davis. Seated are the name change: remembered. joined by the parish CCD students, hosted and their guests, from left, Marie Torpey, Anna a “ Theologically and spiritually, the word It was an accurate title — "it does reflect how served a special dinner for their grandparents and Hohman and Hal Hohman. Some 400 persons ‘charity’ has a long history rooted in the concept the Catholic Church should relate to the different for senior citizens of the parish recently as a attended the dinner. of social justice.” constituencies within the diocese ’ — but it lacked gesture of “ Thanksgiving.” Serving at one table — Photo by John C. Keenan • The agency would benefit from closer identity. identification with the National Conference of The agency that now is SCS actually was Catholic Charities, of which SCS is a member. organized in 1910 by three lay members of the St The local agency will share the logo and Vincent de Paul Society as the Conference of School Sisters of Notre Dame “ common imagery” of the NCCC, in a Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh relationship not unlike that of the Salvation Army It was allied with the Community Chest, or Red Cross. forerunner of the United Way, in 1928 and It also shares the NCCC aims of a commitment incorporated in 1934 to observe 150th anniversary to social services, a transformation of the social In 1955 the name was amended to Catholic order and advocacy on behalf of the poor. Social Services of Allegheny County and The Pittsburgh area members of the School parish in what is now the Strip District, the School incorporated under that title. It remained with Sisters of Notre Dame will mark the 150th Sisters assumed responsibility for the parish Day for disabled that identification until 1977 anniversary of the founding of their community school, then located on Penn Avenue at 14th with a Mass on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. in Most Street. The school had opened in 1839 with a lay A prayer meeting for teen-agers and young Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Holy Name Church, Troy Hill. Aux. Bishop John faculty. The sisters would staff the St. Philomena adults who are physically disabled will be held Inc. has 185 employees — social workers, McDowell, diocesan vicar for education, will be School and its successor in Squirrel Hill until 1982. Sunday, Dec. 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. at St. John Hall, administrators and office workers — serving in the celebrant. A reception will follow in the Today in the Pittsburgh Diocese, the School 13th St., South Side. Fran Billet will lead the branch offices in each of the six counties of the church hall. Sisters of Notre Dame staff Most Holy Name program. For information or to register, call diocese. In addition to the School Sisters working in School, where they have served since 1878, and St. Grace Harding in the diocesan CCD office, 456- Pittsburgh, attending the local celebration will be Aloysius School, Reserve Township, where they 3112. members of the community who are originally have served since 1905, as well as being engaged from the Pittsburgh area, members of the council in catechetical work. In addition to St. Philomena Placement tests P ~ of the Baltimore province, former students of the School, the sisters had formerly served in the PUBLIC SALE NOTICE sisters and other friends. Pittsburgh Diocese at St. Joseph School in St. Paul Cathedral High School, Oakland, will Due to heavy budget cuts that affect Schoo The School Sisters of Notre Dame were founded Verona, St. Mary School on 57th Street in hold an open house for interested sixth, seventh Purchases. White Sewing Machine Co. hat by Mother Mary Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger Lawrenceville, St. Ursula School in Allison Park and eighth grade girls and their parents on just released for sale to the public a limitec in Neunberg vorm Wald, Bavaria, Germany on and at the former St. Joseph Orphanage in Troy Wednesday, Dec. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. number of new 1983 Heavy Duty Zig Zag Oct. 24, 1833. Today, the congregation numbers Hill. Friday, Jan. 20 is the deadline for applications. Special Sewing Machines that are made ot approximately 8,000 Religious sisters in 21 The school will administer its placement test for Metal and sews on all fabrics, levis, canvas, The School Sisters formally opened their provinces in 31 nations. incoming freshmen on Saturday, Jan. 28, upholstery, nylon, stretch, vinyl, even sews or anniversary sesquicentennial celebration at their [Mother Theresa and members of the order beginning at 8:30 a.m. leather. These machines are NEW with a 20- general chapter meeting in October 1982 in Rome. arrived in the United States on July 31,1847, and year warranty! two weeks later, they accepted responsibility for The Baltimore province, which the Pittsburgh Oakland concert Regular Retail price Is $399.00 St MaiySchool in St. Mary's, Pa., then a part of sisters are a part, marked the observance the sesquicentennial Oct. 21 through Oct. 23 at their NOW ONLY $199.00 Full Pricesl the Pittsburgh Diocese and presently in the Erie The St. Paul Cathedral High School Chorus will FREE 10 YEAR SERVICE POLICY Diocese. In September 1848, on the invitation of motherhouse. The theme for the provincial hold its annual concert on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 St . , then pastor of St. Philomena observance was “ Creative Fidelity." p.m. in the school auditorium located in Oakland. TERMS TO SUIT Just In time for Christmas

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fTerm s of Endearm ent* excellent

sometimes painful. Succinctly, he 'Best Christmas Pageant9 By FR. PE TE R HORTON has captured a panorama of “Terms of Endearment": A film by human emotions, weaving them James L Brook» »tarring Shirley into a brilliant film wbich delights MacLame! Debra Winger/Jack audiences as superb and glorious Nicholson/Jelf Daniels/John FR. PE TE R HORTON entertainment. His dealings with Lithgow/ written, produced and the family, that basic block of directed by James L. Brook»/ baaed By JAMES BREIG society, are realistic, revealing on the novel by Larry McMurtry, a When you drag out the old ornaments and the emotional crises in human Paramount Pictures releaae/Rated Christmas tree lights, they seem as bright and relations, crises that bring pain new as the day you bought them. Not so for many PQ. and sorrow, while balancing these The reiationshipof a mother and Christmas specials on TV I'm tired of Frosty and with those little family triumphs daughter, something special and Aurora and Emma, two people which make life so very special. Rudolph. yet something tense, a relation­ So it’s as refreshing as snow in the face to who seem completely different, These are situations in which each ship of love and admiration, anger discover a shiny new holiday special — and one and every one of us could play a and disappointment, success and but two people so much in love that that does not mind mentioning Jesus. Usually they are understanding of and part, and that makes the dramatic failure. This beautiful relation­ He's relegated to the status of non-entity on brutally hones with the other. The impact even more forceful and to ship is commonplace, but still television, which takes more delight in snowmen, performances of Winger and the point. unique. Here are two very loving reindeer and cuddly animals. MacLaine are absolutely “Terms of Endearment” is and honest people attempting to The special is "The Best Christmas Pageant captivatin g, an em otion ally excellent film entertainment for bring new terms to a relationship Ever," and it will air on ABC, Channel 4 in charged experience. As daughter the mature adult. Though it is which has seen both the good and Pittsburgh, on Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. It stars Loretta moves from place to place with a rated PG, there are lapses into the bad. Struggles with Swit as a mother pressed into service to direct a husband and one child after extremely rough language, and widowhood, marriage, pregnancy Christmas pageant for the church. another, mom gives concerned the subject matter often turns and finances only seem to hold the The problem: her unholy family has little commentary and grudging adult in nature, with sexual bond firmly in place as they laugh interest in the Holy Family. support. As Emma and Flap come innuendo and tastefully handled and cry together. The daily events If the plot sounds familiar, you may recall it to terms, so must mother and sexual situations. This should be of two ordinary people, a mother from McCall's magazine, where it first appeared daughter. These are people who kept in mind while viewing the and a daughter, who are alike yet in 1967 as a short story. It was then adapted into a In a departure from her long-running role in deeply and totally care for the film. Well-written, superbly-acted different, sharing the joys and novella by its author, Barbara Robinson. “ M*A*S*H,” Loretta Swit portrays a staid wife others in their lives. While Emma and stylishly-directed with pains of familial relationships, Now it's a one-hour (that’s special) movie and mother who produces a Yuletide pageant in and Flap dabble in infidelity, realism and honest emotion, form the heart of one of the year's directed by George Schaefer. He has produced ‘‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” The Aurora begins to take to the aging “ Terms of Endearment" is oneol finest motion pictures, “ Terms of and directed more than 100 TV specials, notably heartwarming one-hour special, produced and astronaut in a relationship that the finest films to play here in a for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. He has collected Endearment” . long time, a film that can be directed by Emmy Award winner George Shirley MacLaine stars as will move from the mere sexual to eight Emmies for his work and is often described Schaefer, will air over the ABC Television a total and loving friendship. certain of capturing a few Oscars Aurora Greenway, a conservative as the most honored TV director of all time. Network on Dec. 5. Some of the young members of James L. Brooks has establish­ in the spring, a film that will and attractive widow, who even So it was he I spoke to recently about “ The Best the pageant’s cast are seen behind Miss Swit. ed himself as a major filmmaker entertain countless numbers oi boycotts her daughter’s wedding Christmas Pageant Ever.” And he revealed that with this magnificent production. people, making them feel good because the hypocrisy of showing yet another stage in the story's genesis occurred pleased with it. It’s one hour which says His direction and writing are about life again. any type of approval bothers her. before it went from print to TV. something.” witty, charming, tearful and "Barbara Robinson turned it into a play for a Like what? I asked. “ It's an interesting Debra Winger, nominated earlier children's theater,” he explained. "It created a comment on Christmas,” he replied. “ It this year for an Oscar in "An Officer and a Gentleman,” is lot of interest, but I had never heard of it." personifies the Christain Christmas spirit. It Movfle ratings Given a copy, "I groaned,” he admitted. “ I had brings fresh air to the Christmas experience. I Emma, Aurora’s free-spirited been with Hallmark for 10 years and had to know people will end up with tears in their eyes. It daughter, who is married to Flap The classification» for the Endangered Species, A-III always come up with a Christmas show. Then I gets away from the Grinch and Rudolph for a Horton, a professor of English moral suitability of films are Four Friends, A-III determined by the United States A Little Sex, O read the script — and laughed and cried. So I said, change.” portrayed by Jeff Daniels. Jack Catholic Conference's Depart­ The Man from Snowy River, 'Let's do it’ . ’ Turning from the show to him, I wondered why Nicholson, in a supporting role, is Filmed in Vancouver using local, someone would remain in television for so many a former astronaut, a flabby hulk ment of Communications. A-II unprofessional children, the movie is years when most performers and directors long of a former hero who eventually Movies at area theaters: Porky’s 0 "charming," Mr. Schaefer told me. "I'm very to make movies for theatrical release. All the Right Moves, O Rollover, A-III provides the romantic interest for The Secret of NIMH, A-I “ I had a wonderful position as The Big Chill, A-III Aurora. The Dead Zone, A-III Sharky’s Machine, A-III producer/director for Hallmark,” At the heart of all this, stand Mr. Schaefer noted. " I was Deal of the Century, A-III Six Weeks, A-II Local TV. radio Table for Five, A-III TELEVISION PROGRAMS working in the ivory tower of TV Dr. Detroit, O with the greatest plays and actors. T V r e v ie w Educating Rita, A-II Tempest, A-III Things Are Tough All Over, 0 Directions 6:30 a.m. Sunday The material I was offered for TV Programs of Note Mr. Mom, A-III Channel 4 Never Say Never Again, O Yes, Giorgio, 0 Channel 2 For Our Times 6 a.m.Sunday movies was not as exciting as I am Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30-8:56 Channel 11 Mass for shut-ins 6:30 a.m. Sunday offered for TV and, nowadays, it is p.m., PBS, Ch. 13, ‘‘The The Osterman Weekend, O * A-I, General patronage. Channel B "Glory of God" Sunday, noon done with the same crews and Nutcracker.” The Return of Martin Guerre, * A-U, Adults and adolscents. Channel 40 Fr. Manning 1:30 p.m. Saturday actors. So why waste a year on a Sunday, Dec. 11, 4-5 p.m., and A-III * A-III, Adults. Channel 40 "Crama of Turth" 2 p.m., Saturday Dec. 12, 9-10 p.m., on PBS, Risky Business, O * A-IV, Adults with reserva­ (Fr. Vincent Miceli) film when you can do two or three Channel 13 in Pittsburgh, The Right Stuff, A-III The Glory of God 6 p.m. Tuesday TV shows in that time?” tions. Channel 40 "Plácido Domingo Celebrates Rumble Fish, O Channel 23 To Teach as 9 a.m. Sunday Back to the "Christmas Jesus Did 1 p.m. Sunday Pageant,” I asked him if a Seville.” Included are arias from * O, Morally offensive. (Aux. Bishop Bosco) 6 p.m. Sunday director had to be a Christian to Mozart’s "DonGiovanni,” Verdi's The word “ Recommended" Movies on Home Box Office: midnight make such a film. “ La Forza del Destino,” Bizet’s in parenthesis is inserted Absence of Malice, A-II 9 a.m. Mon. — Fri. "It helps,” he explained, “ to “ Carmen” and a duet between behind the titles of those films Creepshow O 1 p.m. Mon. — Fri. have a religious sensibility. I Count Almaviva and Figaro, with which merit such a designation. 7 p.m. Mon. — Fri. would get in trouble with the Domingo singing both roles, from Diva, A-III midnight Rossini’s “ The Barber of Seville.” 8:30 a.m. Saturday program practices from ABC with 12:30 p.m. Saturday a woman who was Jewish. She had 6 p.m. Saturday never been to a Christmas midnight pageant and didn't understand Channel 08 Cable-LINE 8 p.m.daily things. The fact that I had a good, (series on labor) solid Congregational-Presbyter- RADIO PROGRAMS ian upbringing helped. So did my wife, who is Catholic.” P i t t s b u r g h C a t h o l i c WPNT-FM 93 Sacred Heart Sunday, 6 a.m. As for the finished product, Mr. Program Schaefer calls it "an enkindling of WNUF-FM 100.7 Mass Sunday, 11 a.m. Sunday 12:30 p.m. the Christmas spirit, and a WESA 94 Croatian Program reminder that the Bible is alive Mass Sunday, 8 a.m. WTAE 1250 and real. Viewers will end up with KDKA 1020 Amplify Sunday, 6 p.m. WPIT-FM 101.5 Rosary Daily 7 p.m. a good Christmas feeling.” W H AT BETTER WEDO 810 Alive to the Spirit Sunday, 2 p.m. And that’s a pretty nice (Fr. Ed Bunchek Christmas present. WEDO 810 To Teach as 2:30 p.m. Jesus Did some more specials, holiday (Aux. Bishop Bosco) and otherwise, coming up include: WEDO 810 Lift Your Heart Monday through ‘‘A Christmas Carol,” the Friday 9:15 a.m. animated version of the Dickens' W A Y T O WEDO 810 Say Yes to Life Saturday, 10 a.m. (Fr. Tom Smith) story, will be shown on CBS Dec. 4. On Dec. 13, CBS will air “ Cook WEDO 810 Byzantine Catholic Sunday, 9 a.m. Liturgy and Peary: Race to the Pole." It's WEDO 810 Rosary Sunday noon a two-hour movie about the two WEDO 810 Mass (Fr. Pat Jones) Sunday, 3:30 p.m. explorers who claimed to be the WEDO 810 Catholic Update Sunday. 4 p.m. first to the North Pole. Richard (Fr. 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