News Scrapbook 1969-1971

Paae 4 TH£ SOUTHERN CROSS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER B, 1970 A iu,v/U,k'up

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Be Kind, Be Kind, Be Kind

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The Conservation of Cliches

Father Richard Waterfall is, above all, a kindly man. He needs to he. Hts " pari sh" for so many years has been the Stale 111st1lut10n for mental health at Patton. All his " parishione rs" have problems .

When Secretary of Interior Walter Hickel was in San Diego for the Cabrillo festival at the end of last month, and the fires were raging in the counties, I aske<:l, him whether conservation and anti-pollution were not in danger of becoming just cliches. He was rather hurt at the suggestion. He was at pains to point out to me that if America could spend $30 million in the next few years on ecological problems it would be a br eakthrough to inspire the world. Maybe, but while the industrial-political complex rules the very air we breathe and water we drink, I cannot see much hope for advance. The lessons have been there for the past 30 yea rs and nobody has paid much attention. Father Joseph Topping, the stocky, ruddy faced priest with the English accent who runs the St. Vincent de Paul appeal for the diocese, has faith in St. Jude. In case you've forgotten, he is the patron saint of lost causes. F a ther Topping's Thrift store at the San Diego downtown location was r ecently the scene of considerable police and television activity. The reason - Miss Catherine Gohla, aged 71, mislaid $35,000 in securities among the thrift goods. She set them down while perusing the used clothing being sold, and the envelope vanished. While Father Topping prayed to St. Jude at the end of the daily l2 ·10 Mass, the police investigated and TV camera crews filmed the scene. St. Jude came through with flying 1:olor<: Tl-,. ladv's a~ and securities were discovered a foot from wh r h a he had IOl!t them - a pile of thrift goods. Father Topping says never in his life has he had so many prayers answered as he has since taking on the St. Vin- cent 's responsibility a few years ago . Which is a great way to express your faith. By the way, if you want to answer his prayers for help, just call the Sl Vincent de Paul center and ask them to pick up your unwanted or surplus things . They' ll pick up free. Telephone 233-7495. ay "Hi Dad" to God? A letter in the Brooklyn, .Y. Tablet newspaper the other day criticized new Bible translations for using the more familiar "you" when referr ing to God. "Only a saint should dare to say you to God," said the letter writer. "But we a re not saints, not even by reckless anticipation. So let us say thou and thee." I can only think the correspondent to the· Tablet has never r ead the full meaning of the scriptures, particularly that part which reminds us that God is " Abba" - Father. Since Abba is the familiar, diminutive, less formal form of Father, we could freely transla te it to mean " Dad." I like to think I can say " Dad" to God, don't you? What a wonderful feeling of true kinship. And in any case, shouldn't we all aspire to be saints - even with " reckless anticipation?" Police Courtesy Police brutality has been tossed around very much. I watched an example of police courtesy on Interstate 5 the other day. Two hitchhikers, standing at the on-ramp going north at Morena Blvd., had a police car stop. I thought they were being arrested for infringing the "no pick-ups" rule. But I watched the San Diego PD car drive them along the freeway to the off-ramp and corner at Garnet and Balboa where there is a much better chance of picking up a vehicle going some distance nor th. They were seen off by their kindly cop. It's a pity there aren't more "courtesy cops" around all our cities, to heal the breach which seems to be forming between young persons and law persons. St.Jude Doesn't Let You Down

Priests who trained under his guidance re member his injunction always to "be kmd , be kind, be kind ." Which , of course, is simply restating the eternal truth or love . And you can tell Father Waterfall practices what he preaches in his gentle handling of those who have come under his care at Patton . Puri h of Problem

FATHER WATERFALL He spends most or his spurt· time studying how best to deal with the problems which produce lus parishioner and it is a rare summer that h • dot•s not spend some tune in this quest. This ycur he spent ltme al Berkeley's Pacific School of Re - 11 •1011 on a special courst• which dealt, in part, with the growing numb •rs of problem drinkers. l ncl us lr) i;; l ntt•r("s tNl He told me that one thing has become clear. Industry is more and more interested in rehabilitating employees with a drinking problem. Many large industries - including the Post Office department - are spending thousands of dollars on courses for those who need rehabilitation . " By spending about $70,000 they can save half a million, " ac- cordm to 1''ather Wat rf IJ. Problem drinker , he ·a· , lose time, and their production i inefficient and inaccurate at the workbench The executive who is a drmker becomes the man who can t make a decision, and all work is therefore delayed. The co t runs into billions of dollars annually in lost man hoors, lo st nwtcri al, time and jeopardized operation generally. There's hope for the fuLure of the alcoholic, provid people take advantage of the treatment available, and a e n('ics like A/\ , /\1 anon and others. Drinking is only one of the many mental ailments which beset the people who go to Patton. It is comforting to know that under the gentle wing of Father Richard Waterfall you can be sure they have compassionate understanding. umpu Chaplain Take to Sea The slight figure of Father Benjamin J . Carrier, chaplain nd biology lecturer at USO, is missing from the campus. The table used as an altar for the midday students' Mass in the Immaculata chapel now sees a whole new array of celebrants ranging from Father Neal Dolan to Father Alfred Geimer. Father Carrier, regular chaplain, has gone to sea. He has become a sailor for one semester aboard the "Rhyndam" which is World College Afloat run by Chapman College of Orange. Leaving this week, they will head for the Mediterranean and include stops in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain and orthern Europe before returning west through central and South Ameri ca, the Panama canal and the west coast, to land at San Pedro. As chaplain to USD, Father Carrier became identified with students to a remarkable degree. Noted for his culinary power as well as his knowledge of biology, his apartment was o en the scene of gourmet meals. If he can only keep his sea legs. the students on the floating cam who include a large percentage of Catholics ve a chaplain who is short in stature but long on pat.ienitei(and rap sessions. Father < arr1er's "substitutes" at the noonday Mass r prov1din an rnteresting comparison of liturgy from the "gath r · round" to the more formal. Good for the students to witness and share . ~

Paga 4 THE SOUTHER CROSS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1970 A ~1J-k'up

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You're in Good Hands ...

I don't know that I would care to have him prosecute me. He's a kindly character, but a real stickler

The Bishop didn't even check his insurance policy. Neither did he immediately produce his Breviary to find suitable prayers. Neither did the chancellor of the di-0eese, nor the vice-chancellor. Their faith in me was heartening. We were flying to Redlands for the dedication of the new section of El Carmelo Retreat House. Bishop Maher, Msgr. I. Brent Eagen, Father Roger Lechner and I were in the private plane of a friend. The pilot, knowing I was once an RAF flight instructor, handed controls over to me as we left San Diego, and I flew the twin-engi ned Cessna all the way to Redlands. I enjoyed myself. Evide ntly so did the three VIP passen- gers. A little history was made. It waJ, the first time the editor of The Southern Cross had flown the Bishop, chancellor and vice-chance llor across a large slice of the Diocese of San Diego. And like the commercial pilots, I was able to turn to "my" passengers a t one stage and say, solemnly, "We are passing over Sun City." And we were ! Now, if only we had our own diocesan aircraft . .. Baptismal Font Catholics The very modern and "liturgical" decor of the Church of St. Therese of the Child J esus in San Diego has ruined one of my favorite stories. You have probably heard people referred to as "baptismal font Catholics" - the kind who, once baptized, confi ne their church going Macy minus beard In the rearranged sanctuary the two great sacraments of penance-baptism and the Holy Eucharist are there- fo re on either side of the main celebration altar. Very beautifu l and very impressive. Al Macy, the bearded architect of the sanctuary has certainly produced something of great interest and a possible indication of church design for the future. Al is very active in Catholic groups in the diocese. We'll have to dispense with that story about baptismal- font Catholics now. Everyone Plays a Part The homily by Father Donald Kulleck at the dedication of the new sanctuary was warmer than the colors of the altar stone, and far less austere. As an exposition of the part we all have to play in spreading the power of God's love , it was movi ng in its simplicity. Father K1;1lleck is an old "buddy" of Bishop Quinn - they were associate pastors together in Ontario. He told the story of one member of his own congregation at Our Lady of Angels, San Diego, who, though physically and mentally retarded, plays a major part in the life and love ?f the l?a~ish. He carries the crucifix in procession, his part m Christ s work on earth, and exudes childlike joy for all to share. Law From Both Sides .Professo~ ~oseph Darby at USD's School .pf Law ob- v10usly bebl!JleS that mere theory of law 1s not enough. Before retunli~g for the current semester Joe Darby spent summer working as a d~ty prosecutor in the San Diego courts. thereafter to standing in the back of church for Mass, near the baptismal font. The n they slip out with the minimum of effort and participation. The arrangement of the altars and font at St. The rese, whe re Bishop J ohn R. Quinn is pastor, places the baptismal font immediately on the r ight of the ma in altar. On the left is the altar of Reserva tion for the Bless- ed Sacrament.

for detail and prosecuting the truth . Which, after all, is what a Catholic lawyer should be. As a Fulbright scholar he earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Co- logne University in Ger- many, so it is not surprising to find he has a German- born wife, Ursula, and that he has recently been made a member of the board of directors -of the Ge rman-American society here.

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Darby .. . prosecuting A document on students' rights and privil eges which aims to set forth these in clear terms for USO was largely the work of Prof. Darby. This Strange New Liturgy There are so many strange things happening in church these days that the elderly woman parishioner was not unduly surprised when she entered church one Sunday morning recently to find the priest lying bound on the floor between the back pews. It was her habit to visit the Blessed Sacrament and then confess to the priest. She continued with her visitation, then turned to Father and started confessing, in spite of his odd prone position. Only subsequently did it dawn on her that something was wrong, when another parishioner indicated that Father was being restrained by ropes tied to the pews. He had been If there is one thing most people notice quickly it is a wrong spelling of their name, or the wrong title. Mailing lists, in this computerized age, are liable to perpetrate some odd variations. Recent correspondence addressed to the publisher of the Southern Cross - the Bishop - has its amusing sid e . One form letter, from television personality Art Linkletter, simply burst straight into "Dear Leo T. Mahe r." All very friendly , but maybe too much. Then came one from Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke's committee for his re-election, addressed to Mr. Francis J . Furey . It began "Dear Mr. Furey. " A little updating and purifying of somebody's list is in- dicated. The Food of Love It was Shakespeare who said "If Music be the food of love, play on. " The love in our Christian living can also be expressed that way, presumably. An excellent wav to find out about recent forms this music has taken will be to at- tend the Music Reading Session which is bei ng held Sunday, Oct. 18, in conjunction with the meeti ng of the DiocesapMusic Association. Dr. Joseph Rossi tells me that the talented group of exponents and accompanists from around the diocese will be putting on a program between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m . at De Sales Hall, USD, which will be very representative. Here's one bathroom baritone who is going to try to make it. Not Much Help The CBS program on what it called " The Catholic Dilemma" aimed, we were told , at informing ,i on- Catho- lics, left me cold and sleepy. It was a bore sketchy and superficial, and it jumped about like a grasshopper '. I very much doubt whether it did anything to help non- Catholics because it was so spotty. The laconi c com- mentator seemed to be more concerned with hi epigrams than information - "Ireland is held together b beliefs," and "Italy is occupied by Catholicism, not wl The 3incerity and dedication of the prie h Spanish Harlem in New York came through like a shifth\e light in a fairly dark hour of television time. , If ther~ was any food for thought In a hgfltweight program 1t was the one comment that Catholics don't trust their consciences as much as Protestants and Jews do. ere all night, the victim of an attack. But you just can't tell these days, can you? What's in a Name?

.«.:1,< /0 ·/Y· 7<.) Trio to open. USO season DIEGO - The Alc:ala Trio of the Umver 1ty of San Die o will open the campus wmter concert sea on with an 11- )t endels ohn prog ram Saturdav The trio members are Henry Kol ar , viohn, I a Mysior, piano and Ma jo 1e art, cello. All are USD f culty m hers. The program al 8 p. in Camino H II Theatre will include tht· Violin na!a in I' r programs Jn the sea,on, n to the public, include an opera workshop production of .J oha nn Str auss ' "Die Fledermaus" Nov 20and 2l, in which the university chorus will take part. The Alcala Trio will present an all Mendelssohn program Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Universityof SanDiego's Camino Hall Theater to open the winter music season. Members of the trio are Henry Kolar, violin; Marjorie Hart, cello, and Ilana Mysior, piano. //..

Vivaldi's •·Gloria" for choir and strings will be performed Dec. 13. B Jeffrey Brown will join iss Mysior m Mozart's Two Piano Concerto m E Flat, with the orchestra. Jonathan Miller, cellist, will be featured arti t Dec 20

\l ajor, Rondo Capriccioso m E ~ mor for Piano and Trio m D d inor,

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~>-<-<>\-<.<-•'-'-f /0 •/!,--. J o U Thant. nide to speah at u The chic! aide to l' nited , 'alions Secretary-General U 'l'han t 1s to speak at the Uni- , ers1t~ or ~n Diego al 2:10 p.m. Friday. Chakravarthi V. Narasim- han of Jndia, deputy adminis- trator of the l niled , 'al ions Development Program and ('h ief secretary to U Thant will 1alk on maJor areas of world concern and an. wer que~t,on from thP audience. The meet mg " ill be held in the De ales Hall auditori- um. H1'! appearance at l!SD i~ . pon ·ored by th Political r1ence Club.

Special Class Teaches Religion 1~T /£ 11 e f ChTicl,r~ "ith hearing deli- Sacred ileart Roman Catholic c1encie:; are bei ng taught Chns- Church ,,ho con

'!'hi 'iioundta bl " program on KF 1B radio will incl ud interview with J<'ather Neal Dola11, m, ndirector of vocations, an Boo h Mooney, author of "The Politicians 1945· 1960," ~'ath r harles Dollen rCVICWS the book "The Hap- penrng" by local uthor Waller Swan. on, and there 1s a d1scuss1on on the Middle East . 1tu t;on The program IS hosted by Mich I Newman, editor of The Southl'rn Cro It 1 broadcast at 10 30 a.m. and 8 p.m . every Sunday on KFMB, 760 AM week '

As ·ociated ,n the program is the Rev Ger~ld DeLuncy, assis- tant pa toc of Our Lady of the