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Courier-Journal — Friday, June 28, 1968 Diocesan Adult Theology Program Reviews Year's Work In an age marked by experimen- tation and change the average lay person soon finds it all but. impos- sible to keep abreast of the latest \what\ and \how\ within the life of the Rochester Diocese. Among the many new programs in the spirit of Vatican II, one has c6mpleted its first year of existence: the Diocesan Adult Theology Program. What it accomplished will only fee truly evaluated in the years that lie ahead. But here and now it has established a successful new element in the edu- cational life of the Diocese of Roch- ester. ^EoiLihe first time in the life of the Church in the United States, a diocese undertook and successfully conducted a program of adult re- ligious education on a diocesan wide level aimed at the \average\ lay Catholic^ with a well qualified group of teachers, and offerinj? courses in a wide variety of religious suniects that went beyond the catechism teaching. It was a concrete example of what can be accomplished when the people of God unite themselves in a common effort. The program began its diocesan life last September ('67) when courses were offered in Rochester, Auburn, Elmira and Geneva. Utiliz- ing the available teachers in those areas, classes wore given in Scribture. Liturgy, Moral Theology, The Church^ and in Psychology. The response was so great as to definitely establish the need and hunger for adult edu- cation in religion among the laity. This led to a winter session f6&) being offered in Rochester, Victor and Seneca Falls. Again the results proved that there, existed a vast num- ber of Catholics who would support a program of this type. But it had become apparent that the diocese could never'be conceiv- ed of as existing only within the large city. The life of the Church and the need of its people exist in all areas of the diocesan territory, in both small and large centers of population. With the invaluable co- operation of the Vicariate Board for Religious Education in the Southern Tier, the program came during Lent to Hornell, Horseheads, Apalachin and BathHammondsport as well as to Clifton Springs and Newark in the Eastern Vicariate. It was at this time that a valuable lesson was demonstrated in the field of religious education: cooperation among various elements in a diocese could be planned on in the future. There are many qualified and dedi- cated people who will here and now cooDerate to bring about what is so badly needed! - On June 6, the final classes were given to complete the spring session of the program that came to Roches- ter, Auburn, Geneva and Corning. It brought to a close a dream that was given birth by the SDirit within the Catholic Church. The Diocese of Rochester has experienced the chat lenge of God's Word in our day, and has shown that a beginning has been made in answering that challenge. The final statistics have been com- piled and reveal that 1,419 lay per- sons enrolled in courses offered by the program during the past year. To this, one could add close to 300 Sisters. A good number of these were enrolled in more than one course so that the total- class enroll- ment for the year was more than 2,000. Though the largest number of these enrollments were in the Roch- ester area, the other areas of the diocese were not lagging behind in proportion, as is witnessed by the followine: Elmira 150, Corning 107, Seneca Falls 79. No picture of the program is com- plete without some mention of those who taught the various courses. They are: Rev. Albert Shamon, M.A., epis- copal vrear**'for religious education;. Rev, Sebastian Falcone, O.F.M., Cap., S.T.L.; Rev. Brian Murphy, O. Carm., M.A.; Rev. James Kelly, O.S.B., S.T.L., S.S.L.; Rev. Walter Nash, O.G.D., S.T.B.; Rev. Patrick Logan, S.T.L., J.C.L.; Msgr. William Shan- non, Ph.D.; Sr. Joseph Michelle, S.S.J., M.A.; Mr. William McMahon, B.A., M.S.W., M.S.T.; Dr. John Mar- tin, B.A., M.A., B.D., Ph.D.; the staff of the DePaul Clinic; the staff of Be- -havioral Science, Auburn Commu- nity College; staff of Psychology De- partment, Corning Community Col- Vietnam Chaplains Praised No 'Sour Faces' Among Them By Religious News Service Louisville, Ky. — Memo to the 400 UiS. Army chaplains serving'ln South Vietnam: Your boss is proud of you. Maj. Gen. Francis L. Sampson, the Army's chief of chaplains, said here that the war zone is served by \youung vigorous, deeply committed chaplains who are extremely well motivated to work with\ America's fighting men. He said Vietnam has the most ef- fective group of chaplains he has seen \in 26 years of service.\ Chaplain Sampson is a 56-year-old Roman Catholic priest who was para- trooper chaplain and jumped into combat three times — In Normandy and Holland in World War II and In Korea. He was twice captured by the German army and holds the na- tion'a second highest military award for bravery, the Distinguished Serv- ice Cross. The chief of chaplains was hero to address a conference .of civilian afl^WMWainij Cit^SM era Baptist Theological Seminary. In M interview, he spoke of his recent visit to Vietnam, made only a few months after his appointment \I came back exhilarated,\ he said, \just absolutely exhilarated.\ Ho described the chaplains' \person-to- person\ contact with the troops as second to none. \There's such rap- port there — even more than in World War II or the Korean War.\ Chaplain Sampson said chaplains in Vietnam are involved in a far dif- ferent kind of a war .than he expert- XAYER1AN BROTHERS JtffS ^- Religious fjjL \. T..cW. •^W^ of »h« Church Writ*: nrothu- Gay, CFX. •II Winchester Street. Box R Newton Hichlandi. Mua. Ollfl enced in Europe and Korea. His min- istry was primarily to large units of men, but war zone chaplains now minister to small groups widely dis- persed. Seme chaplains go from group to group, making as many as 15 stops a day, offering a prayer and a few words of comfort and inspiration, he said. These chaplains are \not talking from a great distance\ to hot, tired clusters of GIs, \or from behind a pul- pit.\ Their \boots are just as muddy as the soldiers'\ and they are \just aar scaredras the men are.\ - But Chaplain Sampson said Army chaplains are not discouraged by the war, nor are the men they serve. He said he talked to \over 90 per- cent\ of the 400 Army chaplains while in Vietnam. \I didn't see one sour face,\ he vowed. \I didn't see one chaplain who said, 'Get me out of here.'\ He added that chaplains will never be as close to congregations in future as-rtbty aw-now to^thiir;Ariny pa- rbmionare\ ----=--——5- Thore are more'than 1,800 chap- lains in the Army, Chaplain Samp- son said, adding: \We could double our chaplaincy today If we allowed everybody in that the denominations have ready to come in ... all de- nominations are doing a magnificent job in the selection of chaplaincy candidate.\ He said his office has on file 1,000 applications from older ministers \who want to go to Vietnam.\ But it \is a job that requires young blood,\ he explained. Moral questions about the war that have divided Americans back home have not hindered the recruitment of chaplains in the U.S. or their as- signment to Vietnam, Chaplain Samp- son reported. ' He said some peace demonstrations has gotten too much publicity, but that the morale and commitment of the soldiers in Vietnam have not been affected by it. The Army's chief of chaplains also held that news reports from South Vietnam -have given an erroneous im- pression of the Vietnamese people. \They are not lethargic or uncom- mitted to the war,\ he said. \The average soldier cannot come home and recognize the news-media war as the war he was in.\ Rome To Send Envoy To Humanist Congress Vatican City-—(NC)—The Vatican will be represented at a congress spon- sored by the International Humanist and Ethical Union in Hannover, Ger- many, July 14-19, advancing the Church's effort to establish contact with atheists and non-believers. Pope Paul VI established in April, 1965, the Vatican Secretariat for Non- believers. Among the first groups to establish contact with the secretariat were members of various humanistic associations, and this in turn led to contacts, with, the International Hu- manis and Ethical Union. AAAKE IT A SURE THING, TAKE NO CHANCES V •»,•'> ..*»« VACATIONING IN NEW YORK CITY? Everything (or your enjoyment •\* at the Shelton Towers HOTEL Lexington Ave., 48 to 49th Si. 1 Ike heart of Midtown Manhattan loom registering includes: ! Olympic lizepool ! Health Cke facilities FREE Outdoor Son Deck UteJy air-conditioned room with TV, (ram $10 single,- $14 double. Family plan available. Tele: (212) Flora 5-40O0 Shelton Towers HOTEL . - • TIL: (112) run S-40N • — arrow trovtlogont — I Yo, m *n lattntM. S*nd fm ^-cefor bnehurt mi rttts for § Jt/tf//f. eh/Mm, I Jft pl»n to arrln I Mute I ADDRESS. § CITY. BUT YOU TAKE NO CHANCES WHEN YOU DIAL 663-5775 To Make Reservations At Qieicerit BeocA Jktei Where We Pride Ourselves On Mouthwatering Food And Courteous Service. Serving Seven Days A Week, From 11:45 A.AA. For Lunch, Dinner & Banquets GteAcendW Nitely, (Except Mon.) For Your Dancing And Listening Pleasure . .. PLUS, The DIXIELAND RAMBLERS . Every Friday & Saturday 1372 Edgemere Drive On Lake Ontario Your Hosts, \THE BARRYS\ Gloria & Joe STATE. JUf lege; and the co-directors of the pro- gram Rev. Cyprian Rosen, O.F.M;, Cap., J.C.L. and Rev. Leopold Proto- mastro, O.F.M., Cap., S.T.L. ' Together with these, mention must be made of all the pastors and princi- pals who so generously offered their schools and parish facilities and of all the members of the various Vi- cariate Boards whose advice and ef- fort was so essential. The Diocesan Office for Religious Education is under the direction of the Episcopal Vicar, Rev. Albert Sha- mon. His generous cooperation and encouragement were vital in promot- ing the entire program. His remarks in this regard are indicative of the role of adult education within the future life of the diocese: \In times past, a fatal tendency in the field of Catholic education was to equate religious education with, or limit it to, Catholic schooling. Schooling begins with school. Religi- ous education is a cradle-to-the- grave -affair: it must begin at birth and end at death. Therefore Pre- school and Post-school religious edu- cation programs are essential to the teaching mission of the Church. \It is a wonderful blessing that our Bishop has been able to obtain the services of the Capuchin Fathers for the diocesan Adult Theology. program.\ Mrs. Martha Richardson, secretary of the program since its initiation, Respect Said Needed in Tense Times Detroit — (NC) — Father Bernard Haeiing, C.SS.R., one of Germany's foremost theologians, told some 500 priests here that the sacrament of Penance must become the \sacrament of reconciliation.\ The Redemptorist, speaking at the Midwestern Institute of Pastoral Theology In Sacred Heart Seminary here, said: \This is an age of change, an age of tensions. It is a time when we must bear each others' burdens, heavy as those burdens may sometimes be. Only reconciliation with God will carry you through the long period of tension ahead.\ He added: \I would like a Church of tension in that it would be a pluralis- tic Church where tension would be a force for good, for deeper understand- ing. There can be tension without fric- 'tion,' ftir example, creative tension, but this supposes a growth In love that respects varied traditional, cultural and theological backgrounds. It re- spects that all are searching with fidelity for the living God and for His revelation. That is why violent renewal groups are not genuine renewal groups. \If we use tensions merely for ag- gression, it will disrupt unity, but if we exercise mutual respect, dialogue is possible .within tensions,\ Father, Haeiing stated. recalls her impression: \As with many young Catholics who came of age before Vatican II, the Church seemed irrelevant to me. Catholics, laity or clergy, were not conspicuous- ly involved in Christian endeavors in the community such as helping the poor, obtaining services for the dis- advantaged; in short, caring about people. Vatican II opened a window but I would never have known it if the Capuchin Fathers had not brought it into my life through the Adult Theology Program.\ This sentiment was echoed by many who took the courses. When asked for their comments, the adults who were enrolled in the program were enthusiastic: \I feel the classes have given depth to my faith and I am better prepared to de- fend it and can discuss it more in- telligently,\ said one woman. Other remarks were: \we sorely need more knowledge\ \you can't imagine what these classes have done for me, hon- estly \ \Excellent material, Father, well given, thank you\ \this has been a rewarding experience\ \I know many others would enjoy the program if they only knew about it.\ \there is much need for what you are trying to do\. In summing up, Fr. Leopold has this to say, \It is now a well estab- lished fact that adult religious edu- cation must become a central ele- ment in the life of the post-Vatican II Church. Yet this fact has not been as widely accepted as it should be. It is perfectly obvious that there are large numbers of people in the churches who are not prejudiced, and for whom Christian ethics provide an important basis for love, understand- ing and compassion. The majority of , church members, however hold re- ligious and racial prejudices, and fur- thermore they deny the right of the churches Jto challenge their preju- dices. \The education of the adult is the only real solution. And such educa- tion can no longer be obtained on the individual parish level. This was clearly indicated in the Constitution of the Church in the Modern World where it states in paragraph 43, 'let the layman not imagine that his pas- tors are always such experts, that to every problem which arises, however complicated, they can readily give him a concrete solution, or even that such is their mission.' \So vast is the development of theology in our day and so complex the problems facing the individual Christian that only the qualified teacher can help him grasp -what Is being said and guide him in the for- mation of a good Christian consci- ence. \No one has all the answers, and more than ever before the Christian must make his own decisions. This can only be done by associating him- self more closely with the Word of God, not only through the Mass and the Sacraments, but also in the class- room.\ Church Choirs Receive Praise from Pope Paul Following are excerpts from an address Pope Paul VI gave to mem- bers of the eighth international meeting of Church Choirs in which he praised their activities in pro- moting sacred music: This meeting gives us the welcome occasion to congratulate you, to tell you of the interest with which we fol- low your noble initiatives and to re- affirm all the respectful affection we have for those who, like yourselves, know so well how to employ their ar- tistic talent in the service of the glory of God. It Is necessary to remind you that the task of church choirs at this time \has become more prominent and important,\ as the Sacred Congrega- tion of Rites said last year in its In- struction on Music and Sacred Liturgy. Since the ecumenical council sol- emnly sanctioned the active participa- tion of the Christian people in litur- gical celebrations also in reference to religious singing, new ways are now open to the future of sacred music. This does not imply a renunciation of the great musical tradition of the Church, a tradition, in fact, which the council called \a treasure of inestim- able value,\ which \must be preserv- ed and increased with all diligence,\^ but rather it means an enrichment of this heritage since there are being added to it new elements and new values. In other words, beloved sons, the Church expects frqmi you_Jhe_cteit_^ Hon of new artistic expressions, a search for new musical forms, not fin mm® lllf v ***** t >H3 \Mm > .r«1 Pope Paul VI unworthy of the put, so that eholrr do ftot replace the people in liturgi- cal prayer, but on the contrary aid and sustain their active participation. As you see, an immense field of endeavor opens before you. Yours is a great responsibility, worthy of every noblest effort. In closing, beloved sons, young and adult singers, we want to urge you to sing with the care of great tech- nical perfection, and above all, with the full transport of your souls; be- cause~.it is- the hearV-hV-is-the 60ul which lends its value to the praise that issues from the lips. A. W/0 Here comes the Judge WITH DISCOUNT DEALS TO BEAT ALL DISCOUNT DEALS ON NEW'68 I All modili <nd colon in: I MutfancA Torinoi, T-Blrdi, I GaUxisi, Filcont, Fair- lianas, Cortinii. Mdtruetf. map*** - Select from Judge's larger inventory right now during JUDGES JUNE VOLUME SALE: und have your new Ford for a full summer of safe, fun-filled driving. . 9A v OPEN \ —WEOrl MIGHT RocHitTi rs utow roftOMMiit LMMOUSFOJt MftVKI 1 •1UKIAV1. * . • They Lo< To Futui c Its Hut Tells I Washington — (NC) — fluent United States fails nate hunger among its poor try will face the \accusing of history,\ Msgr. 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Foster Wood, is of an earlier Council put An insert in the book from material recommend' Family Life Bureau of the olic Conference. A large segment of \If ] Roman Catholic\ is devot plaining the Catholic pc mixed marriages, especial raising of children. It notes that a papal March 18, 1966, modified s stand of the Church by a non-Catholic party to a n riage to give oral promts children. The matter was the local bishop as to wh< a promise would be requiri lag. The same decree gave b Church - MunTeapirs^CRNS)— be less prejudiced than n< Minnesota Poll. The poll found that m< Charles Glock and Radney of prejudice in the nation. Sixty-two per cent of 1 are less prejudiced than in Only 10 per cent-hold S reludlced than non^attem ifference between the twt Over-all, 25 per cent of tion that churches are a cat nor disagreed. U
