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Bishops Seek Prayers For Peace In Northem Ireland
Archbishop Thomas Donnellan has asked that petitions
for peace in Northern Ireland be included in Prayers of
General Intercession on Sunday, Dec. 21.
“The Bishops of the United States are asking our
people to join with the Catholic Bishops of Northern
Ireland in asking God’s blessing on the peoples of Ireland
and the gift of His peace to all its people,’’ the
archbishop’s statement said.
“To this end, there will be petitions in the prayers of
general intercession on Sunday, Dec. 21.”
In recent weeks, the six Catholic bishops with
jurisdiction within Northern Ireland issued a lengthy
statement on the “dangerous situation” arising because of
a hunger strike begun Oct. 27 by seven prisoners in the
Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. One of the seven was
reported near death this week. Three women at the
women’s prison in Armagh, Northern Ireland, joined the
hunger strike Dec. 1. Strikers are demanding to be
recognized by the British government as political
prisoners.
In their Advent statement, the Northern Ireland
Bishops said:
“As we prepare during Advent to celebrate the birth of
the Prince of Peace, a dangerous situation is arising in our
community because of the hunger strike.
“We would not be truly Christian if we did not view
this situation with great sadness. We must be seriously
concerned at the rising tensions within the community
and at the discordant voices which are now calling for the
allegiance of our Catholic people.
“The present hunger strike cannot be viewed in
isolation. It is inextricably bound up with happenings
outside the prison. It has been fueled by the memory of
past events and injustices, but it is also closely linked with
a cruel and inhuman campaign of violence which we have
denounced on many occasions.
“Last year in Drogheda Our Holy Father said:
“On my knees I beg you to turn away from the path of
BELFAST HUNGER STRIKE - Two of the
seven convicted prisoners in the Maze Prison in
Belfast, Northern Ireland, are pictured as they
began a hunger strike on Oct. 27. The seven
vowed to fast “to the death” to force the British
government to recognize Irish prisoners as
political prisoners. The prisoners also refused to
wear prison clothes or to wash.
violence and return to the ways of peace.”
“These words were welcomed at once by the Irish
people as a whole. But sadly they have not been
responded to by those to whom they were addressed. Our
first duty, therefore, is to appeal once more, in God’s
name, to all those engaged in violence to stop their evil
deeds immediately If all violence were to cease, much
might still be done to help those in prison and to bind up
the wounds of our suffering community.
SPIRAL OF VIOLENCE
“The violence in our midst has generated a hideous
spiral of murder, bombing, robbery, the break-up of
families and disrespect for life itself. It has filled graves
and prisons. It has even continued unabated in recent
weeks. We solemnly declare that those who kill, wound,
threaten or intimidate, those who put people in fear of
their lives or endanger their livelihoods, are guilty of evil
deeds contrary to the law of God. They stand in clear
opposition to the teaching of Jesus Christ as preached in
all Christian churches. As Catholics we must once more
proclaim a decisive NO to all kinds of violence.
“We offer again our deep sympathy to all those who
have suffered through the violence of the past decade.
Their courage and perseverance in the face of terrible
deeds has been a source of great inspiration. Our Christian
compassion must go out to all those who are now in
anguish because of the present situation in the prison.
Despite the danger of misunderstanding or
misrepresentation each of us has tried to exercise a
ministry of reconciliation in these areas as his conscience
dictated. The cessation of violence may not bring an
immediate end to our problems. But we are absolutely
certain that there is no other road towards their solution
except the way of Christ, who said: “Seek first the
Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things
will be added to you.”
STOP HUNGER STRIKE
“No way has been left untried in the episcopal efforts
to prevent the worsening prison situation from developing
into a hunger strike. To the hunger strikers and their
families we therefore say with the Holy Father: “Violence
destroys the work of justice. Further violence in Ireland
will only drag to ruin the land you claim to love and the
values you claim to cherish.” As bishops we are bound by
a sacred duty to give leadership in respect for human life.
To reverence life is to honor God. To do violence to life is
to insult God. We now plead with those on hunger strike
to desist from the danger in which they are placing their
own health and lives. We beg their families and all those
with influence on them to advise the same course. We
implore the women prisoners who are reported to be
preparing for a hunger strike to stop at once.
“To those with political responsibility we repeat also
the words of the Pope: “Those who resort to violence
always claim that only violence brings about change. You
must show that there is a political, peaceful way to
justice.” In accordance with this, we appeal to those who
have authority in regard to prisoners to aid in averting a
tragedy by constantly seeking new ways to exercise the
flexibility which the European Commission of Human
Rights recommended. The hunger strike would probably
never have arisen if a more urgent and sensitive attempt
had been made long ago to prevent the prison situation
from deteriorating.
URGE CALM
“We ask people to remain calm and to take firm
control of dangerous emotions. Christ taught us that the
best weapons in our possession are prayer, fasting and
almsgiving, when they are done without display: “Your
Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward
you.” (Matt. 6). We ask that as many people as possible in
our dioceses should observe next Friday, 5 December, as a
day of abstinence or of other penitential exercise, to
atone for sins of violence, to excite a spirit of forgiveness
and to promote reconciliation. We ask Catholics to remain
closely united in the bonds of peace and love, and to
reach out in brotherely affection to all men and women.
We ask that on Monday, 8 December, which was last year
celebrated as a day of thanksgiving for the Papal visit,
there should be special prayers in all the parishes and
homes of our dioceses for a peaceful and just solution to
our present problems and for a belated positive response
to the Holy Father’s appeal.”
Community And Family Education
BY GRETCHEN REISER
One of the kids in the
family doesn’t always
come home for dinner
when he’s supposed to.
There’s a grandparent
who’s aging and the family
is trying to decide what
should be done - what
living arrangements to
make and how to cope
with the changes involved.
A young mother isn’t
sure how much discipline
is right for her children. A
single person is having
trouble juggling finances,
the stress of loneliness, job
pressures, and changing
lifestyles.
In professional terms,
these are all situations any
family - a family of one or
a family of 10 - has to
face from time to time; in
the past such problems
might have been talked
over at the kitchen table
with aunts or grandparents
or cousins. The problems
don’t signal a family “in
crisis” - needing regular
professional and private
counseling. But they do
mean the people involved
need assistance, some ideas
and insight into their
situation and a chance to
air their concerns.
With such situations in
mind, Catholic Social
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Office of Community and
Family Life Education.
Funded through the
United Way, the office
puts together a variety of
programs in schools,
parishes and community
locations which are
designed to enable families
or individuals to sharpen
communication skills,
develop self-knowledge
and inform themselves in a
particular area - such as
aging.
The concept behind the
programs is preventing
crisis situations, and trying
to help people to cope
with problems before they
become so large that
remedial counseling is
needed.
Staff members Charles
Nutting and Karen Shaw,
both professional
counselors, have
conducted a number of
programs in the past year,
most over a period of four
to six weeks, with
participants meeting once
a week during the
program. One brought
together a group of
mothers with young
children at Corpus Christi
parish this summer;
another was designed for
couples, and the people
who responded had
children ranging in age
from two months to 17
years old. A series of
personal growth
workshops for individuals,
discussing ways to build
self-esteem, manage stress
and develop communicat
ions skills, was also held
this year.
A special program for
families -- open to family
members six years old and
up - is to be held at the
Catholic Center on four
Saturday mornings
beginning January 17.
Called “Understanding
Us,” the program will
present, in four meetings,
four dimensions of
families through brief
lectures and exercises. The
topics are adaptability of
families, cohesiveness,
dependency and growth,
and a family retreat in
which family members
talk over the ideas raised
in earlier sessions and put
their ideas for change on
paper.
The programs are
structured, leaving room
for those who want to air
concerns, and those who
may feel more
comfortable just listening.
Talking about their
programs. Nutting and Ms.
Shaw spoke in succession
about the societal changes
that have put extra weight
upon people and led to the
need for structured,
informative help for
parents, couples,
individuals, and whole
families.
First came mobility,
putting people out of easy
touch with relatives, which
“creates the need to really
seek out another support
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group.” Secondly, they
cited changing values
between parents and
teenagers, and the rate of
change each is forced to
cope with. Then, they
noted that most of the
learning now is taking
place outside the family
group.
In education programs,
they said, families and
individuals can place
themselves in perspective,
“realize that they’re going
to have stresses and
tensions, that’s inevitable,
but there are ways of
working with it.”
Sometimes, they said, it’s
the comfort of hearing
another parent say, “That
happened to me, too.”
Realizing that normal
families have tensions is as
important as realizing that
each family is different,
they said.
The staff members also
noted that they are
available to parishes, and
community groups as a
resource, and are willing to
work with interested
people to set up programs
on specific topics, or
designed for a specific
group. They are also
available for private
counseling as individuals
or a team.
Anyone interested in
further information or
interested in the January
family workshop
“Understanding Us,” may
contact the Office at
881-6571, extension 37.
Preregistration for the
workshop is required by
January 7 and a brief
interview with a staff
member will be arranged
prior to the program. The
fee is $55, which includes
materials and textbook.
HONORED - A 1932 graduate of
St. Mary’s College, Agnes Sabotski
Wiedl, center, received the second
annual Founder’s Day award of the
Georgia Alumnae Club recently.
Mother of four children, all St.
Mary’s and Notre Dame graduates,
Mrs. Wiedl worked throughout her
married life, first at home when her
children were small and then
full-time. Her husband had a series of
strokes, retired in 1965 due to poor
health and died in 1972. Throughout
this time, Mrs. Wiedl worked and
cared for the family. Their four
children include Kathy Wiedl
Mettler, pictured left, a senior
medical student at Emory University
and mother of three children. Also
pictured are Dr. John Duggan,
president of St. Mary’s College, and
Hannah Grasberger Storen, Georgia
Alumnae Club president.
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School in Rome.
Christ the King School
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institutions’ accredita
tions, which were initially
awarded in 1970 and 1975
respectively. The
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during the Association’s
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