Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1975 Page: 4 of 6
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TEXASGULF COAST C ATHOLIC
Friday, November 7, 1975
We a re hurting for news from your area Send me all the bits of news you can Good, clear
sharp photographs will be very much appreciated. We need news about all your pa-ish
activities and all news of general interest. We want to hear from all parish societies and
clubs. Tell ns about local people who have made the headlines. We need writers of all kinds
We want book reviews. We want to hear from priests' housekeepers, par;sh secretaries, the
Knights of Columbus, mens’ and womens' clubs, Altar Servers, choirs, youth clubs. Boy
Scouts, Legion of Mary, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, K.C. Squires.
We need to hear from convents and rectories, schools and hospitals. We need to hear a lot
from C.C.D. and bible study groups.
Let the word go forth — we want to hear from everybody!!!
Would anyone care to volunteer to collect news items and advertisements from the
following areas — Laredo, Kingsville, Benavides, Freer, Beeville, Rockport. Refugio and
Aransas Pass?
In short we want this paper to be your paper. We want this paper to tell about local
people. We want this paper to bring the ends of the Diocese together,
together.
There is a job to be done — lend a hand. Write:
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meeting set
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v m. on Monday, November
10.
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Franco of Spain
By Jaime Fonsoca
Generalissimo Francisco
Franco, the “caudillo,” or
leader, of Spain for almost
four decades, believed that
God was on his side in the
Spanish civil war and in the
reconstruction of his war-
ravaged country.
Franco, one of the major
figures of Catholicism in this
century, once said: "Only
with the generous help of God
is it possible to surmount
successfully trials and
dangers such as those that
have confronted me in the past
years of my life."
He described the 1936 39
civil war as “our war of
liberation" and said sounding
like a conquistador of cen-
turies ago—that there "were
so many occasions when God
almost miraculously favored
us by tilting the balance on the
side of our armies.
"There have been so many
more times in peace when He
has helped us to overcome our
difficulties. It would be most
unjust if I were not to
recognize how much we owe
Him."
He became a main
organizer of the rebellion
against Spain’s Communist-
dominated Republican
government in 1936.
After bringing victory to the
Nationalist armies. he
launched into a lifelong L sk of
reconstruction and, he hoped,
of reconciliation—but under
an authoritarian rule.
He thought of the
Nationalist struggle as a
religious crusade, and at that
time the bishops of Spain
expressly and publicly
agreed. Toward the end
of his rule, however,
the bishop were in
social and political policies,
and the country was torn by
strife from regional
separatists of the Basque and
Catalonia areas and extreme
leftists.
In an interview in 1957 he
told NC News; "Our crusade
against atheist communism
has made us the chosen object
of its wrath." He repeated the
observation in 1975 in the wave
of anti-Franco reactions after
the execution of five
guerrillas.
For him, the communist
conspiracy extended not only
to Spain but into "the internal
life of other nations." He
described it as a concerted
effort to capture the will of the
people, especially youths.
He denounced communist
control of communications
media and the penetration by
communist agents of key posts
in society and government.
He saw the hand of com-
munism in the strikes,
disturbances and guerrilla
violence to destroy law and
order and to upset production
and hamper Spain’s economic
growth.
'Many Christian com-
munities in Europe and
elsewhere are suffering from
the destructive force of in-
ternational communism," he
said. "Spain was once in the
same danger. But today it can
show this record: in a short
time, it went from a per-
secution into a revival of the
faith, the establishment of the
Catholic state under divine
law, the presence of Christ
and religion in the schools, the
flowering of Religious
vocations and the im-
provement of morals.
“Although a great deal of
this spiritual progress is due
to the zeal and effort of our
bishops and priests and nuns,
not a little is due to the con-
cern of the state for religion,
to the Catholic convictions of
the leaders in government, to
the unity of faith of the
Spaniards."
Within that context. Franco
defended the need for tight
rule in his own country. His
constant assertion in many
speeches was that freedoms, if
re established, had to be
Bfsbop’s
appointments
November
8
- Visit prisoners
9
11:00 a m
- Mass — Homily — at Our l^dy of Guadalupe in
Hebbronville
6:00 p.m.
- Mass — Homily — Blessed Sacrament Church in Laredo
10
6:30 p.m.
• Attend briefing session on Diocesan financing in Alice
II
10:00 a.m.
- Attend Liturgy Practice in Laredo
6:30 p.m.
- Attend briefing session on Diocesan financing in Laredo
13*20
- Attend annual meeting of Hierarchy in Washington. D C
22
6:00 p.m.
- Offer special Mass in Premont
23
9:00 a.m.
- Offer Mass and attend Mutualists Convention at SL
Martin s in Kingsville
25
6:00 p.m.
- Attend Thanksgiving Day Program — Corpus Christi
Minor Seminary
26
9:00 a.m.
- Offer Mass — Bless field house — Incarnate Word High —
Corpus Christi
30
- Attend consecration ceremonies — Cathedral — Little
Rock, Arkansas
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TELE-CARE
for those who care
HONORED BY GIRI. SCOUTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Msgr. Thomas .1. Leonard, associate secretary of the U.S.
Catholic Conference’s Department of Education, is presented with a certificate of
appreciation from the Girl Scouts of the I'.S.A. b> Mrs. William McLeod ttlmann. Girl
Scouts' national president, during the GSL’SA National Council’s tilth triennial convention
in Washington. Msgr. Leonard, who was a national religious consultant to the Girl Scouts
from 1967 through 1974 when he was director of the Catholic Conference's Division of
Youth Activities, was cited for "outstanding volunteer service to Girl Scouting." iRNS)
Religious education workshop
TELE-CAKE is something
vor> special a service to
older persons and shut-ins of
am. age. who five alone,
providing I hem a feeling of
security through the
assurance of a daily contact
and a plan to help t hem in time
of emergency
It works something like
this Spohn Hospital supplies
the telephone service The
telephone is answered b\
volunteers of the hospital
auxiliary, every morning,
including Sundays and
holidays, between 9 and 11
a.m These arc the hours
designated lor TELE C AKE
member fails to call in. the
volunteer on duty calls die
members number and if there
is no answer she then contacts
a neighbor, relative or friend
whose name and telephone
number have been given to
TELE-CAKE for this purpose
and am a pari of the members
record If these persons are
unable to contact (he member,
then the vulunleer may
contact police to assist them
by making a quiet inspection
\mil to (he members home to
make certain all is well. In
every case and all out effort is
always made lo reach the
I'El.E ('AKE member daily.
TELE LAKE is now in its
second year Mrs Diana
Schlick i" chairman and Mrs.
Jean Smith, co-chairman A
number of persons have been
directly aided by TELE-
LAKE in tune of need.
For more information, if
interested in becoming a pari
a! the TELE-LAKE mem
hersinp and to receive your
TELE LAKE packet ex-
planning the service in detail,
simply 'all SPOHN
HOSPITAL lirt-t JiMl, extension
Him and ask for TELE LAKE.
paired with safeguards so that
the communist conspiracy
would not prosper under them.
"We have done everything
possible to bring liberty into
harmony with authority and
order,” he explained
He said Spain’s constitution,
which he helped to draft, was
"an extensive charter of
human rights and liberties."
adding that the independent
courts and othei instruments
of justice "see to it that these
are fulfilled."
He was known as a dictator
among much of the world As
protest disturbances broke
out, he placed the nation for
long periods, under a qjasi-
martial law, further
restricting civil liberties.
It was the initiative of the
United States that brought
Franco’s governm?nt out of
the isolation imposed by the
United Nations at the end of
World War 11 because of his
early support of the Axis
powers—Germany, Italy.
Japan—although he managed
to keep Spain in a neutral
camp during the war.
Naval and air bases for
western defense were
established in Spanish
territory by a 1953 agreement
with the United States. That
military link was renegotiated
in 1975, expanding it into
scientific, educational and
technical fields.
Franco often showed his
pro-American sentiment:
‘‘American life, often
reflected in American movies,
has a far greater effect on
Spain than the presence of
American military personnel.
What is important is that
Spaniards in their dealings
with Americans are learning
to appreciate and like them,
and that Americans who come
to Spain end up liking and
holding our country in high
esteem."
Born Dec. 4, 1892, at El
Ferrol, Franco was raised in a
home of strong Catholic
traditions, the second oldest of
If someone had *^ld me a
week ago, I would be goin&
a 3 day Seminar in San
Antonio, being held for
Pastor-Co-Ordinator-Directors
of Religious Education, I
would have said, Why Me?
But after attending this
seminar, I came back with
WHY NOT!
five children. His father,
Nicolas, was a paymaster in
the navy, his mother, Pilar,
came from a navy family.
The fact that Franco's
Catholic faith remained a
strong factor in his political
decisions left its mark on
Church-state relations in
Spain. In recognition of his
crusade and his help in
restoring Catholicism in Spain
after years of persecution, the
Vatican in 1954 awarded him
fn- Order of Christ, its highest
decoration for laymen.
Anyone and everyone who
even remotely connected or
irnc-^sted in religious
educatinn should have gone
Once Tom Enii.:°'t, our
moderator and teacrur
began, everyone was of one
mind..."IT’S WORTH IT
Here is a young man 137
years of age), from Rockford,
Illinois, taught in New Jersey
and Wisconsin as a teacher,
had an educational back
ground from Loyola and
Marquette Universities, in
theology, was in the Dia
conate Program Pre
Vatican Theology class work.
He led us through the stages
of 1) Why-What is Religious
Education, 2) Purpose-Goal.
3) Process-Program Plann-
ing, 4) Profesional-Volunteer
Co-Ordinators, 5) Profession-
al-Volunteer teachers, (duties
and hours spelled out), and O’
Room mother - Secretarial
Volunteers lor aides He
spoke abouL planning with
education boards.committees.
Research on aging
urges special attention
LOUISVILLE (RNS) - A
20 year study of the elderly by
a Duke University research
team holds that "positive
religious attitudes" remain
stable among older persons
but there is a general decline
in religious activities.
The study involved an
original sample of 272
volunteers from the Durham,
N C area, ranging in age
from 60 to 64. At the end of the
study, about 20 per cent were
still living. Ninety per cent
were Portestants. The
volunteers were 33 per cent
black, 67 per cent white; 48
per cent male. 52 per cent
female; 45 per cent from
manual occupations, 55 per
cent from non-manual oc-
cupations.
Women and persons in non-
manual occupations were
found to be more religious in
activity and attitudes.
Part of the decline may be a
reflection of the "general shift
tow ard less church attendance
in our society over the past
half-century," according tc
the researchers. Decline in
health was a!so cited as a
major reason for lower church
attendance among the elderly.
Their observations, con
tained in a paper prepared for
delivery at the meeting here of
the Gerontological Society,
noted that religion appeared
to play an important and
beneficial role in such things
as happiness, feelings of
usefulness and personal ad-
justment of people in old age.
"One implication," the
researchers said, "would be
that churches need to give
special attention to their
elderly members in order to
compensate for their
generally declining religious
activities and lo maximize the
benefits of their religious
experience ."
the programs, resources and
supplies, about budgeting and
rapport between Pastor-
Councils Co-Ordinators. and
Financing parent-parish
responsibility.
wh'*i is Religious
Education? or Why? "To
understand it s function as an
instrument for teaching
Christ and His relationship to
mankind; using His teachings
to help mankind live their
daily lives as a preparation
for eternal life—Christ-
Centered ’ (This was the
consensus of what religious
education should teach.)
During the work sessions,
we met each other, and we
came from all over The
representation from cur
Diocese of Corpus Christi.
was the largest next to San
Antonio These were:
Srs. Nancy Johnson and M.
Angelina Alvarez from our
CCD office. Fr. Don
sia\;iu)k.i, Mrs. Esperanza
Longoria, and Mrs Jovita
Saenz from Falfurrias;
Paschal Bergin from Mother
Cabrini in Laredo, Rev.
Msgr. Gerald O'Doherty and
Sr Rosemary Lichnovsky
from St. Elizabeth s in Alice;
Sr. Ludhelma Ebert from St.
James in Refugio; Sr. M.
Dolorita from Christ the King
in Corpus Christi, and myself,
Mrs. Jo Sandford from Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Portland. Approximately 115
from our diocese attended.
In conclusion all of us came
away with the feeling of time
well spent—money well spent
and results, tremendou>—for
we shared in questions,
suggestions, ideas, thoughts
that could help in our own
parishes and in other parishes
to bring about better relation-
ship between Pastor-
Parishioners, adult-children,
Clergy-Laity, but most of all
people, men, women and
children, what they need,
where they’ve been, and
where they are going in the
field of religious education,
and in life itself.
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IRELAND HONORS ITS SAINT
Dl’BLINF, — Ireland has issued (his stamp to commem-
orate ihe canonization of St. Oliver Plunkett, its first saint in
7m» years. An Irish bishop who was hv the British
in ilixi, Oliver Pluuket was proclaimed a saint of the Roman
Catholic ( hurch by Pope Paul on October 12, (RNS)
GOD’S
GIFT:
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Vocation Office is to get each
family to say one Hail MaRjy
poR Vocations at the main
meal each day.
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