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SAN DIEGO UNION JUN 7 · Special Classes

Saturday, June 7, 1980

Special classes and workshops are being planned by the University of San Diego's Continuing Education Department. Aone-day workshop on church management skills will be conducted June 14 by Dr. John H. Howard, a counselor at Catholic Community Services in San Diego. Aclass on Christian initiation, liturgy and teaching will be conducted June 16-20 by Aidan Kavanagh, professor of liturgics at Yale Divinity School, and Raymond Kemp, pastor of Saints Paul and Augustine in Washington, D.C. The Fourth Annual Theological Institute of Christology and Christian Eschatology will be held June 16-20 to examine contemporary developments in the theology of Christ, biblical problems about the history of Jesus and the Christ of faith, human fears for the future, and Christian teachings about the end of the world compared to those in other traditions. Faculty for the institute includes Carl Braaten, profes- sor of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and Carl Peter, dean of the School of Religious Studies, Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Information about registration and credit for the courses is available by calling 293-4585.

EVENING TRIBUNE JUN 7 Theologian dialogue scheduled A Lutheran theologian and a Roman Cathohc thf:O· logian will conduct a dia- logue on "How Close Are Lutherans And Roman Catholics?'' at 7 p.m June 15 m Founders Chapel , l1ni- versity of San Diego The speakers will be the Rev. Dr. Carl E. Braaten of the Lutheran School of The- ology in Chicago and the Rev. Carl J. Peter, dean of the school of religious stud- ies at the Catholic Universi- ty of America in Washing- ton, D.C. The presentation ~ill ex- I plore progress made m ecu- menical talks between Lutherans and Catholics and commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Augsburg Confe~sion, Luth- eranism's prmc1pal doctn- nal statement, promulgated m 1530 at Augsburg, Ger- many In the document, follow- ers of Martin Luther prE: sented their doctrinal posi- tions and suggestions for reform of the church to Charles v, Catholic King of Spain and Emper?r of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Rev. Dr. Tom Kane and Audry Campbell-Wray conducted a five-day retreat at USD this week.

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CATHOLIC CLERGY RENEWS LIFE OF PRAYER Therapeutic Ministry Retreat Held

Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether and Dr. Rosemary Skinner Keller of Garrett- Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill.' will speak at 7 p.m. Thurs- day in Salomon Hall at the University of San D_ieg?· Their announced topic _1s "Journeys. Women in Churches and Syna gogues."

By Rl1'A GILLMON Staff Writer, The Son Diego Union

Kane and Audrey Campbell-Wray were at the Univer- sity of San Diego this week conducting a five-day retreat for priests and bishops. 1 "The idea is for the priests to renew their dedication to - Christ and to renew their life of prayer," Kane said. "I was really impressed by the level of talent represented among the 187 clergy participating. I hear them disa- greeing about a lot of things, approaches to liturgy and such, but they seem to be able to do it in a brotherly spirit." Campbell-Wray, who has a master's degree in theology and one in spirituality, is a doctoral candidate in psychology. One of the high points of her presentation is a slide show she assembled from the art works done by a resident at Mantara where she is part of the therapeutic team. "It is the psychological and spiritual journey of a priest shown in the works he had done during his therapeutic journey," Campbell-Wray said. "You can see his pain and his growing joy in the spirit. ·• The House of Affirmation started IO years ago through the work of Father Kane and Sister Anna Polcino, a nun- physician-psychiatrist. She was for 10 years a surgeon in Bangladesh and when she returned to the United States trained as a psychiatrist. "It was her idea to provide this healing service for brothers, sisters and priests," Kane said. Today there are 133 members in the community; priests, sisters and Jay persons. Most are trained in theology, psychology and medicine. "We look for a sense of vision in recruits, a vision of Christ and a loving vision of humanity," Kane said. Campbell-Wray said the work they do with priests and other religious persons is meant to be contagio~. " If they become more whole, more loving and more free, then they can pass that on to the people they work with," she said. Kane said that the celibate state for a priest is no bar to loving. "Celibacy is a way of loving people. Not a way of distancing ourselves. It does not mean we have no close friends, women as well as men. Priests need to have the human experience of loving and complementarity. Celi- bacy voluntarily embraced is an aid to loving," Kane said. "The genital aspect of love is only one aspect. " He also said that in his work with Protestant clergy he had met many who had been pressured into marrying. "That is as ridiculous as not allowing it. There should be freedom to choose either way," he said. Kane said that fund-raising to support the House of Affirmation is difficult because people don't understand its dual aspect. "People who would support the spiritual side shy away from the medical and psychological side and the medical circles and foundations don't want to support anything spiritual," Kane said. ---

Pnests of the Roman Catholic Diocese this week received the "healing touch of affirmation" from a theologian-psychologist pncsl and a black· laywoman trained in the same discipline. · The Rev. Dr. Tom Kane is one of the founders of House of Affirmation, a therapeutic ministry for Catholic professional religious persons, which is conducted in four houses. One is in Massachusetts where the community had its beginnings, one is in St. Louis, another is in Mantara near San Francisco, and one is in Knowle, England. Beside the residential therapeutic program, the com- munity also conducts retreats and workshops on psycho- logical and spiritual health.

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SAN DIEGO UNION . JUN ,. u 1980 oreros Sign CC Net Standout Todd Nelson, the No. 1 community college tennis player in Southern Califor- nia last season, has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of San Diego. Nelson, a Mt. Carmel High graduate, won his first 32 singles matches for Grossmont College and was an important factor in the Griffins' rise to the South- ern California champion- ship. He also won the com- munity college singles championship at the presti- gious Ojai tournament.

CROSSTOWN: The wind-down or creditors in the C. Arnholt ;mith bankruptcy starts on June ~7 in federal court with petitions for legal and other fees. The whopper: $4.3 million more for the LA law firm of Wyman, Bautzer, et al, for a total of more than $7.9 million. Fees for Curvin Trone Jr. and Herbert Kunzel, trustees, will total some- what less than $1 million each... . Coming in November, for the Chamber of Commerce anniver- sary: a San Diego history by Iris Engstrand, dean of history at USD. -

"Todd has shown steady improvement and I expect ' him to help us out a lot," said USO coach, Ed Collins.