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PAGE 6—The Georgia Bulletin, March 12,1981
Children—
(Continued from page 1)
and the audience chuckled
briefly when the talk of
unity dissolved for a
moment into the question
of who was to speak first.
The tone quickly turned
somber again.
‘‘When life is
threatened ... it sets aside
the Sabbath Day itself,”
said Rabbi Tanenbaum,
explaining his decision to
address the breakfast on
the Jewish Sabbath.
“Our rabbis declare
that our children are our
messiahs for tomorrow-
. . . that is why when they
are struck down, the
tragedy is beyond
consolation. It is as if our
future is snuffed out
before our very eyes,” he
said. Rabbi Tanenbaum,
who is the national
interreligious affairs
director of the American
Jewish Committee and a
leader in national
interreligious movements
for justice, decried a broad
decay in moral law
worldwide. “We will live in
Hearing The Word—
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there is a dehumanization
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In the face of this
“condition of moral
anarchy” stand those who
Euthanasia
(Continued from page 1)
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believe that “every human
life is created in the sacred
image of God ... every
human being created ... is
of infinite worth and
infinite preciousness.”
“We testify to that by
our lives,’’ Rabbi
Tanenbaum said. “We
need now to join hands
together as never
before ... so the divine
presence will be heard in
how we live not just in
what we say.”
Reverend Young said, in
the continuing dialogue,
that he felt “there may be
more power in our
churches than there is in
the police” as residents
seek an end to the killing
of children. Rabbi
Tanenbaum had said
earlier that “there is evil in
the world and it must be
confronted”; Reverend
Young added that “our
call is somehow to reach
out” to the one who is
killing in order to stop the
killing.
“I would hope that we
in our churches would
pray for the murderer or
murderers for they too are
loved by God,” Reverend
Young said.
In an interview later,
Reverend Young said that
he did not disagree with
Rabbi Tanenbaum’s prayer
that the police be enabled
to find whomever is
responsible. But, he said,
‘‘there’s an added
Christian dimension of
praying for the one that’s
lost that is, the
murderer.”
“I would hope we can
begin to help people to
understand that,” he said.
“We should not become
totally alienated from him
simply because he is so
alienated from us.”
(Continued from page 1)
is then a place, a time to
hear the Word. The
question, again: Do we
hear the Word of God in
this Liturgy of the Word,
or does this Word only
echo against the walls of
our Churches, not really
heard, not really taking
root in us, God’s people,
the People of God?
Yes, there are very
human elements in
proclamation: the cracking
of the PA systems, the
inaudible lectors, the
sounds of the Sunday
morn, that distract us. In
spite of the difficulties,
this Liturgy of the Word is
still a special time to hear
the Word of God. An
opportunity to hear the
Word of God for priest,
people, young and old, to
use for our growth. In this
Word of God proclaimed,
God communicates to us,
his people. Why not use
the time well - as best we
can.
Here are a few
suggestions that may help
you to hear this Word of
God, proclaimed on
Sunday morning at the
Liturgy of the Word, a bit
better, with more
understanding. Hopefully,
too, hearing the Word
better will motivate us to
study the Bible more, to
really nourish our lives
with the Word of God. In
fact, the assumption is
that when we hear the
Word proclaimed on
Sunday morning it is not
the first time we have
heard it. The expectation,
really, is that we have
studied, reflected on these
Sunday readings.
Vatican II Council
Decree of Revelation
reminds us this “access to
Sacred Scripture ought to
open-wide to Christian
Faithful...” Art. 22
Something that I
believe we are not always
aware of is that in our
Lectionary, a major
portion of the Bible is
proclaimed over a
three-year time period. We
do hear the word in
quantity; now we need to
make that time “quality
time” as well, to truly be
nourished by the Liturgy
of the Word; 1) planning
good Liturgies, 2) making
sure we can hear what is
read, 3) helping readers
prepare the readings, 4)
allowing some reflection
time between the readings
to think about what has
been read (many parishes
have special times before
Sunday Mass for small
groups to discuss and
study the Sunday readings
before they are
proclaimed). To reflect on
our life situation and these
Scriptures can help us live
the Gospel value. A good
homily can break the
Word apart and apply it to
us: a challenge to every
priest.
Some of these
suggestions are truly
obvious and are familiar to
us. But, very often, we
know the experience of
the Liturgy of the Word is
not ideal. The Scriptures
are read with great speed;
no pause is made. The
event becomes an exercise,
a thing we do. Before we
even get settled down,
someone is bringing up the
gifts. Once again, the Word
of God has passed us by.
This word proclaimed does
not stay with us. We hear
the words, but we don’t
“hear the Word.” We need
to prepare ourselves by
personal prayer, by
listening, preparing the
“ground of us” for the
“good seed, God’s Word,”
so that it can “take root”
in us and in our lives.
Sometimes it is a
matter of attitude, an
openness on our part to let
the Word of God penetrate
us, and move us closer to
the Father who is
revealing, who has, in
these last times, revealed
Himself in Jesus, His Son.
(Hebrews 1:1-4)
I am trying to make a
case for an enriched
opportunity offered us
each Sunday to hear the
Word of God at the
Liturgy of the Word. So
this Sunday, listen to the
Word of the Lord. If we
hear this Word, it will
truly change our lives.
“the Word of God,
which is the power of God
for salvation,
to everyone who has
faith.” Rom. 1:16
Take seriously what the
lectors state at the end of
each reading:
“This is the Word of
the Lord.”
(Father Kelly is Director of
Religious Education for the
Archdiocese of A tlanta.)
Ireland: Yesterday And Today—
(Continued from page 1)
island, it will take place. Is
that your position?
S: We want unity of the
entire nation. But we want
it to take place peacefully.
There has to be a
consensus among all of the
people of Northern Ireland
before that unity can take
place. Partition did take
place. But there are one
million Protestants in
Northern Ireland who give
loyalty to Britain and we
must be realistic about
that. If a united Ireland is
to take place then it must
take place by consent.
B: What is the position
of the Irish Government
on the IRA (Irish
Republican Army)?
S: The official position
is this. The IRA has done
more to bankrupt the
notion of Irish unity than
any other force in our
recent history. Most of the
victims of their campaign
of violence have been their
fellow citizens. They have
a mandate from no one. It
can be demonstrated that
whenever a member of the
IRA has stood for an
elective office in Ireland,
he or she has received two
per cent or less of the
vote. The IRA is an
organization that has no
support with the Irish
people.
For the most part, the
IRA receives the financial
support it needs for arms
here in the U.S. The Irish
Northern Aid Committee
is the front in the U.S.
that supplies funds for arms
to this violent group.
Nor-Aid, as it is called,
pretends to help victims of
violence; it, in fact, helps
men of violence. No later
than July 1980, the Prime
Minister Mr. Charles
Haughey issued a statement
requesting that NO
American give support to
Nor-Aid, financial or
moral.
The Republic of Ireland
is spending vast amounts
on security in an attempt J
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terrorism. We also have
invoked an Offenses
Against the State Act.
Terrorists arrested under
these laws do receive a
trial, but without a jury.
About 300 terrorists are
imprisoned in the
Republic. Approximately
2500 are imprisoned in
Northern Ireland.
B: Is the Irish
Government continuing to
dialogue with the British
Government on solutions
to the conflict?
S: There is constant
official dialogue. There has
even been a Summit
Meeting. In fact both
nations have agreed to
raise the exchanges to a
“higher plane.” They
agreed, when Mrs.
Margaret Thatcher, the
British Prime Minister, and
Charles Haughey, the Irish
Prime Minister recently
met to deal with British
and Irish problems in
totality. There would be a
veto of absolutely nothing.
It would not be just a
discussion of Northern
Ireland but the
relationship of all of
Ireland and all of Britain.
Mr. Haughey made it clear
‘ ‘nothing is above
negotiation.”
B: Is the Irish problem
one of religion?
S: Religion plays a role.
The same role that maybe
race or color plays in the
problems of the U.S. It
must be said that there is a
long history of
non-toleration of each
other’s beliefs. There was
community segregation
practiced and there is still
regation in the school
f^ysfSnf’"- one system for
Catholics and another for
Protestants. But there is
more to it. Economics
plays a part and, of course,
so does politics. And the
continuous violence
embitters. Since the
Independence of the
Republic in 1921, there
has been grievous violence
in Northern Ireland every
10 years. And those
outbursts tend to poison
another generation. The
vicious circle continues.
We need greater dialogue
between the two
communities.
B: As a member of the
European Common
Market, where does
Ireland’s future lie?
S: The future has been
set. We are seeking a
strong economic base that
will give opportunity and
full employment to our
people. The Common
Market will not exactly be
a United States of Europe,
but a similar theme is
being developed by the 10
participating nations. For
example, we speak with
one voice on the U.N. and
the Middle East. But no
surrender of sovereignty or
language is seen. A
common passport is being
negotiated and big changes
in European relationships
will take place. Ireland will
have a part in it all.
B: How would you
describe modern Ireland
today?
S: We have a pleasant
dilemma on our hands. We
are trying to move ahead
and at the same time
retain the traditions of our
past. We hope we are still a
nation of beautiful scenery
, to be sought, friendliness
to be enjoyed and relaxed
banter and conversation to
be experienced. Tourism is
an essential part of our
economy, although the
harsh summer last year
along with our spiraling
inflation rate of 18 per
cent, did not help us. But
we know better days are
ahead. The Irish have the
will to survive and a will to
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