News Scrapbook 1969-1971

Liturgy Changes'-S'e'en Major Aid in Worship

Moral Values Called Must In Education /"Z<-f3..~ /0-'2/61 Catholic education gives man both knowledge and the moral values to enable him to use 1t responsibly, the Most Rev. Leo T. Maher, bishop of San Diego, said yesterday on the University o( San Diego·s 20th anniversary. concerned merely with the transmission of facts, said the Bi~hop, de- prives the student of the values and code of ethics that make learning meaningful. Social Crises Cited "It is no crime to talk of in• doctrination in education,·• he said after a Pontifica-L con• celebrated Mass tn USO's lm- maculata Chapel. '"Thr crime is that the student JS in• doctrinated m such a way that freedom with responsibility is taken away from him." Bishop Maher said many of today's major social crises stem from a "chaos of val• ues" spawned by a system of education which claim that truth is relative. Moral Values Needl'd When education is divorced from moral values, man's pur• pose lacks direction, the Bish- op said. Providing thC' e es- sential moral value. , he added, is the special purpose of Catholic education. Bishop Maher paid special tribute lo those whose v1Sion he said led to the founding of · USO more than 20 yeiirs ago. As Biohop. he is chancellor of the university and chair man of its board of trustees. 6-year Plan Told The university formally an• notinced a $16.9-milhoo six- year development prog~am yeste1day. This inclu e~ $3.3 million in law school fu1J,ds for new buildings, expandep Ji. brary, a court center, lU!li:nl housing and r5pecial ptorcs- sorships. Other speakers ye terday were Sistre Nancy Morris, president of the USO College the Rev. Msgr. John Baer, presidr,nt of An education for Women eCUiVe {, and into the civil rights of society. The prevailing values and beliefs in that community are the basis for civil justice, and these vary between societies, between countries, he added. ''What is considered a right to medical care in some countries is not considered a right in others," he explained. Dr. Swanke raised the problem of the individual who threatens the social fabric. "I cannot survive humanly without society," he said. Revolt is justified only when the cause is greater than society itself, he said. "If the society is more evil than the evil of demonstra lions or revolution, then revolution is justifiable. This is the only way we can accept civil disorder and civil disobedience." He asked, "ls the evif of racism so great we are allowing it to destroy society; is the university so corrupt that we have to replace it with who knows what?" On the problem of dissent, Father Shipley said, "The dissenter ought to know what he's mad at so he can do something about it. Fight the draft law if that is the issue, but don't tear down the whole country." The series ends today, Thursday. It is held in Room 238, USD College for Men and is open to the public for a $2 fee. that.

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Mass, it indicates that they are receiving God's teachings " and examination of Church service format was not confined to the clergy during the first through the eighth centuries; it was on a common folk level. The Council of Trent in 1517 brought a necessary uniformity and stability to a liturgy that was floundering amid feudal chaos, Father Rouse said. This liturgical standardization initiated rubrics (the science of liturgical gestures) and the science of moral theology. Trent attempted to deal with the problems of the Church by giving latitude to the bishops, he said. The minutes of Trent, made available to historians 300 years later, revealed that the bishops were agitating for the usage of vernacular language within the liturgy. Some Question There is some question as to whether Trent's stabilizing decrees were meant to be in· fallible or whether they were just normative for the time, he said. Pope Pius X began liturgical reform by restoring Com- munion to children, allowing missals to be printed in the vernacular and the Canon to be printed. Pope John XXIII organized committees and called Vatican II together. Vatican II, in approaching liturgical reform, referreo back to early faith beliefs, rather than the prev_ious procedure of equating Trent's decrees with tradition, Father Rouse said. The study of God

"When the 12 had offered their gif and returned to their sea ts, the kids could sti 11 see their gifts :m the altar; part of them were sti1l there through the Consecration," said Father Rouse . Gestures are important in the liturgy because they help us to express our inward attitude toward God, he said, and by nature, liturgical signs have to be provisional. "We dare not canonize rubrics or signs. We have to live not only according to the virtue of faith, but also hope.'' The purpose of bodily gestures during Ii turgy is to bring unity to the soul and body, he said. Purely spiritual public worship is worthless, since the body and soul are not coor• dinated. Worship will always be down-t!H!arth and human, so that it may intensify the human reaction, he added. Standing is the most basic form of worship, he explained. It has been a sign of respect for centuries. In the Jewish religion, standing was the normal position for prayer. Holy Libert) St. John Chrysostom felt that standing symbolized the "holy liberty of the children of God through baptism. " St. Paul said standing indicated that "we are no longer slaves in disgrace, but free." The new missal, to be issued in November, will direct that the people stand during the Canon o the Mass Kneeling has been a sign of penance and a ·posture of in• d1vidual prayer, the Franciscan continued "St. Basil thought that kneeling showed that man's sms have cast him to the ground." In the church services, sitting is the posture for teaching, he said. "When people sit during

Changes the Catholic hturgy are attempts to make worship more significant in daily life and to return to the attitude of the early Church where religion emphasized community and brotherhood rather than just a place to go on Sunday, according to a Fran• ciscan priest. Father Warren Rouse, OFM, teaching a course on liturgy at the University of San Diego, says religion is best expressed in the total involvement of body and soul in the Ii turgy of the Mass. A certain amount of ex- perimentation with the Mass seems to be needed for the 20th Century, said Father Rouse. "However, we cannot change what the Lord has given us. He has given us the symbols of bread and wine, and we cannot sub titute coffee and doughnuts at Mass." However , he emphasized, "Priests need to be careful in springing changes on people. When you tamper with liturgy, you are tampering with people's religious identity." It is a psychological problem and one that must be met with the proper psychological preparation for any changes in the form of the Mass. Sensibly Applied Father Rouse cited a Mass where ome experimentation was sen 1bly applied. The Mass was of ed with about 700 high school tudents present. At the Offertory, 12 teachers, each accompanied by a student, walked to the altar to give something symbohc of their d1sc1pline of study For example, the football coach brought a complete football uniform and placed it on the altar, and the music teacher brought a trumpet and placed it on the altar. in

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Dr. John W. Swanke, the other member of the lecture team seized on the problems caused by a population of millions. "A giant nation is not capable of serving my needs. They cannot know my needs in Washington if they do not know me." The community needs govern- ment big enough to exercise au- thority and small enough to know the needs of the com- munity. "The dissent in South- east San Diego and elsewhere is the legitimate son of the gi.ant in Washington," he added. While speaking for the legiti- mate needs of the community for good schools and good teachers, he was vehement in his disapproval of radical tactics and firebombing as a means of bringing change. Turning to the pronounce- ments and laws of leaders, Dr. Swanke emphasized his point that "the leader is not em- powered to speak without con- sulting the governed." To serve a community the leader must know his community, and leaders cannot get the knowl- edge they need of the needs of the community from the news- papers or from blue ribbon com- mission reports. The lecture series is open to the public at $2 a i;ession. The lectures are held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Room 238 in the USD College for Men.

SAN DIEGO - When author- ity relies on old terms and old approaches the failure to com- municate with people leads to a decline of power. Authority, attempting t.o maintain control, tends to become more and more coercive. This interpretation of the problems o! leadership was given by Rev. William L. Ship- ley, one of two viewpoints ex- pressed in the continuing lecture series on freedom and authority held at the University of San Diego. Father Shipley added that communication is an essential of leadership, attributing a "fail- ure of communication as the cause of former President John- son's fall from power." Leaders have t.o be innovators in society, Father Shipley said. If society is t.o change, and it must change t.o keep from stag- nation, leaders must do more than maintain the old ways of society. that people in sociey are required to obey those in authority, but not to agree with them. Truth or falsehood is not a question to be asked about authority. Though, he suggested, one should always question whether the needs of a particular society pertain t.o a. particular order. "Should the Diocese tell me what kind of toothpaste I hould use?" he asked. Father Shipley added

Bishop Leo Maher Appointed Here$'·

On learning of Bishop :O.la• he r ' s appointment, Bishop Quinn issued the following statement: "The priests and people of this diocese share with me a deep felt sense of joy and gratitude over the appoint• ment of Bishop Leo Thomas Maher as bishop of San Diego. Cooperation Pledged • nder Bishop Maher's vig- orous and enterprising lead• ership, the young diocese of Santa Rosa has become in the space of a few years a flou- rishing center of religious life. As we look forward to bis ar- rival in San Diego, we pledge to Bishop Maher our willing- ness and wholehearted coop- eration. Graduate CJ~~esQeen The Graduate Division 6r the University of San Diego begins classes Monday, September 8, with late registration possible until September 19. The Graduate Division offers programs of study leading ~o Master of Arts degrees m education, English, French, History, social science, and Spanish. The division also offers a Master of Arts in teaching and a Master of Science in education. The division is the unification of the graduate facilities of the USO College for Men and the College for Women, under the chairmanship of Dr. Gilbert L. Oddo. ):<'or further information phone 291·6480, or write Graduate Division, University of San Diego, Alcala Park, San . Diego 92110, for the catalogue.

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staunch supporter of the Pope n his stand against artificial h1rth control. He has also be n outs k n m his criti- , 1 m or California legislation ra mng abortion laws. His record in Santa Rosa is intensifying and ex• pand1ng Roman Catholic edu• cation. In his seven-year ten• ure there, six Roman Catholic !ugh schools were built or ex- pandl'd and 10 new pari he h one or Union, Iowa, and received his Pleasant, Iowa, and San Jose. After attendi.ng St. Patrick's Seminary In Menlo Park, was ordained into the priest• hood in San Francisco in 1913. early schooling in Mount h were established. Appointed in 1962 He was born in Mount

CONTINUID ,ROM l'AGI 1 T chocpe, Bishop cf San skrd to he Relie,·ed B shop Gorman, \\ho will be 76 on S11lu1 day, had asked to b~ relieved of hi duties In other appointments, Au,c. lhary B1 hop John J Ca sata of Dallas-Fort Worth, \I a promoted to the po t of Bi h• op or 1'o1 l Worth, a new dioc• reat d by the Pope and placed und r the San ntcn o Ar hdioccse 'Ihc Pope al o appointed the Rt. Rev Msgr Leo J Brust as Aux11i ry to Archbishop Will am E. Cou Ins of Mil• waukee. BIShop Brust had been chancellor of the dioc• ese. Birth Control Opposed B1. hop Maher is known as a n• gcko.

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' Views on Civil Rights

Page 6 I'(, l?lf Minority Students Get 10 USD Grants The University of San Diego School of Law has aw_arded_ 10 scholarships to minority group students. Mrs. Geraldine Rick• man director of the Community Opportunity Programs m Edu• cati~n (COPE). is one of the recipients. . . . . The scholarships have been granted, said Joseph A. Smchtlco, .fo Ct..c,

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vs. Authority. Dr. John W. Swanke asserted that the primary rights are to life, property and education, but, be insisted, these are general rights, "a right to a house, but not a specific house, right to an education but not an education at a specific college." Commenting on civil rights as such, he said, they are rooted in the individual, "but my civil rights give me no right to in- fringe on my neighbor's civil rights." Dr. Swanke asked, "Do nuns lying in the street in Chicago invade my rights?" Share Platform Dr. Swanke, associate professor of philosophy at USD, and Father William L. Shipley, chairman of the department of philosophy, share the lectern in a three-way discussion of the implications of freedom and authority in today's society. One third of the time is devoted to student-lecturer discussion. Father Shipley turning to political science for sources, said rights are a dynamic force in the relationship of men, not something enshrined on paper, but the actions of one man to another. Rights are mutual obligations between free per• sons fundamentally equal in the basic needs of their human. nature, he said. However, he asserted, civil rights are rights of citizens as citizens in a particular society, and all of man's natural rights may or may not be incorporated

Two views on civil rights were contrasted last week at the University of San Diego in the continuing series on Freedom

Jr., dean, "as our contnbution to the Council of Legal Educa- tions Opportunity program." They include day and evening division students. The USD scholarships cover full tuition and provide a book allowance. The awards are approximately $1,300 each in the day division and $1,000 rn the evening division. During the last school year there were five CLEO scholars at the law school, under a federally funded program. The new scholarships funded by USD Law School will assist the program to increase the number of minority groups members in the legal pro- fession. "The number of members of minority communities now practicing law is exceedingly small," Sincliticosaid. He noted that the law has traditionally been an important avenue for entering into politics, public administration and business management. In selecting the scholars, the primary consideration was financial need. The student's participation in the life of the community was an important element in their selection, as well as their diverse backgrounds, he said. The day scholars, their majors and their schools are William A. Davila, San Diego, history, USD; Harold T. Hamilton, Riverside, biology,

La Sierra College; and Sergio L. Lopez, ·San Diego, political science, San Diego State. the evening division are Herman M. Hagan, La Mesa San Diego State; Victor E . 'Ramirez, Escondido, sociology, Pepperdine College; Geraldine Rickman, USD College for Women; John W. Torres, elementary education, San Diego State; Gerard A. Williams, social science, San Diego State; and James A. Wilson, speech arts, San Diego State. The 10th scholar will be named shortly, Sinclitico said. the USO scholars will be required to meet the scholastic standards of the school. Each, however, will be assigned to one faculty member who will be available for personal guidance and assistance. Scholars in As law students,

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Bert'ardino, R1\·er.,, cle and l{llperial rounlie~, ha~ a Cathohc population of 3 1,0:r Bi ho .Iahe" \\as born at Mt. l'nion, lo\~a, and was ordained in l!:)4:3, Bi hop Donohoe, 64, wa; born in San Francisco and ha been bi hop of 'tockton for even years He \Vas ordained in 1 30 and consecrated a ht hop m 1947, ervin~ a· auxiliary at an Franci co unti Ju, appoint- rr.0nt to ~tockton. Both prelate;; were 001...catrd al . mt Pat ·i • Seminary, 11enlo Pa1h. R",hop Fure had hi~ aH·hdioce-e r '11, r;: e d by the announcement \Vedne day. It ..iid that the retiremPnl of n1 ·hop Thomas Gorm:m, 76. of Dallas-F . Worth for reason::: of age had been accepted. Bi,hop Thomas A. T,choepe of Sa1 Angelo, Tex., w 1c 'lamed bishop of Dalla~. but Ft. Worth wa~ eparate

REPORT CARD School and Youth Notes _J y of San the Year by Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. Franklin, his wife and child, reside at 522 Catalina Blvd. He is a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve, and received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University. He is the first graduate of USO Schcol of Law to receive the national honor Diego School of Law, has been chosen the Nation raduate of